Open AccessWell-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.