Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 369; no. 17; pp. 1587 - 1597
• Main Authors: Fröbert, Ole, Lagerqvist, Bo, Olivecrona, Göran K, Omerovic, Elmir, Gudnason, Thorarinn, Maeng, Michael, Aasa, Mikael, Angerås, Oskar, Calais, Fredrik, Danielewicz, Mikael, Erlinge, David, Hellsten, Lars, Jensen, Ulf, Johansson, Agneta C, Kåregren, Amra, Nilsson, Johan, Robertson, Lotta, Sandhall, Lennart, Sjögren, Iwar, Östlund, Ollie, Harnek, Jan, James, Stefan K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 24.10.2013
• Subjects: Aged; Angiography; Angioplasty; Biological and medical sciences; Blood clots; Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular disease; Cerebral infarction; Clinical Medicine; Clinical trials; Combined Modality Therapy; Consent; Coronary heart disease; Coronary Thrombosis - therapy; Electrocardiography; Fees & charges; Female; General aspects; Heart; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Hospitals; Humans; Implants; Kardiologi; Kardiologi och kardiovaskulära sjukdomar; Klinisk medicin; Male; Medical and Health Sciences; Medical imaging; Medical sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Neurological complications; Patients; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Prospective Studies; Recurrence; Research centers; Suction; Thrombectomy - instrumentation; Thrombectomy - methods; Thrombosis; Time-to-Treatment; Denmark; Sweden; Myocardial infarction; Medicine; ST elevation; Aspiration; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial disease

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