Meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing percutaneous coronary intervention with aspiration thrombectomy Vs. Conventional percutaneous coronary intervention during ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction

ConclusionsUsing the totality of evidence available through 2015, this meta‐analysis failed to show that the routine use of aspiration thrombectomy in patients with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction significantly reduces all‐cause mortality, MACE, recurrent MI, TVR, or stent thrombosis. The role of aspiration thrombectomy in selected patients with angiographic evidence of large thrombus burden requires further clinical investigation. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - December 23, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Abel Casso Dominguez, John A. Bittl, Georges El‐Hayek, Elizabeth Contreras, Jacqueline E. Tamis‐Holland Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research