EFFECTIVENESS IN SELECTIVE THROMBUS ASPIRATION FOLLOWED BY DIRECT STENTING DURING PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN PATIENT WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Recently studies with routine thrombus aspiration (TA) showed negative results in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of the present study was to assess impact of selective TA followed by direct stenting during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Between