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When in doubt, aspirate
Author(s) -
Blankenship James C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26484
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , cardiology , radiology , embolization
Key Points Coronary embolization accounts for about 2% of ST elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI). Thrombus aspiration may be particularly effective in these cases and may prevent the need for coronary stenting. Despite recent guidelines assigning a class III recommendation to routine thrombus aspiration, selective thrombus aspiration based on angiographic appearance may be effective.

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