Well-Developed Coronary Collateral Circulation Is Associated With Higher Thrombus Burden in the Setting of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | Zendy

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Well-Developed Coronary Collateral Circulation Is Associated With Higher Thrombus Burden in the Setting of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Author(s) -

Aslı Vural,

Devrim Kurt,

Ahmet Karagöz,

Zeki Yüksel Günaydın

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

texas heart institute journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1526-6702

pISSN - 0730-2347

DOI - 10.14503/thij-21-7574

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , thrombus , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , thrombolysis , collateral circulation , right coronary artery , artery , coronary angiography

This study investigated the relationship between coronary collateral circulation (CCC) and intracoronary thrombus burden in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). CCC and thrombus burden are predictive of clinical outcomes in patients with STEMI.

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