CLINICAL IMPACT OF DIRECT STENTING AND INTERACTION WITH THROMBUS ASPIRATION IN PATIENTS WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: THROMBECTOMY TRIALISTS COLLABORATION

Preliminary studies suggest that direct stenting (DS) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may reduce microvascular obstruction and improve clinical outcome. Thrombus aspiration may facilitate direct stenting. We assessed the impact of DS on myocardial reperfusion and clinical outcome and