Optical coherence tomography assessment of efficacy of thrombus aspiration in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Tomoyuki Yamaguchi,Takashi Kubo,Yasushi Ino,Yoshiki Matsuo,Yasutsugu Shiono,Takashi Yamano,Akira Taruya,Tsuyoshi Nishiguchi,Aiko Shimokado,Makoto Orii,Atsushi Tanaka,Takeshi Hozumi,Takashi Akasaka

Optical coherence tomography assessment of efficacy of thrombus aspiration in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

2015

Tomoyuki Yamaguchi
Takashi Kubo
Yasushi Ino
Yoshiki Matsuo
Yasutsugu Shiono
Takashi Yamano
Akira Taruya
Tsuyoshi Nishiguchi
Aiko Shimokado
Makoto Orii
Atsushi Tanaka
Takeshi Hozumi
Takashi Akasaka

Objective We used optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess the impact of thrombus aspiration before angioplasty on poststenting tissue protrusions in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Keywords:

Radiology
Coronary thrombosis
Elevation
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Myocardial infarction
Thrombus
Internal medicine
Angioplasty
ST elevation
Optical coherence tomography
Cardiology
Medicine
in patient
Conventional PCI
Retrospective cohort study

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