1. Outcomes 1 Year after Thrombus Aspiration for Myocardial Infarction.
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Lagerqvist, Bo, Fröbert, Ole, Olivecrona, Göran K., Gudnason, Thórarinn, Maeng, Michael, Alström, Patrik, Andersson, Jonas, Calais, Fredrik, Carlsson, Jörg, Collste, Olov, Götberg, Matthias, Hårdhammar, Peter, loanes, Dan, Kallryd, Anders, Linder, Rickard, Lundin, Anders, Odenstedt, Jacob, Omerovic, Elmir, Puskar, Verner, and Tödt, Tim
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THROMBOSIS , *ASPIRATORS , *MYOCARDIAL infarction , *SURGICAL stents , *HOSPITAL care - Abstract
A reprint of the article "Outcomes One Year After Thrombus Aspiration for Myocardial Infarction" by Bo Lagerqvist and colleagues, posted on the NEJM.org Web site on September 1, 2014 is presented. The article discusses clinical outcomes of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients a year after thrombus aspiration, clinical end point results ranging from death to rehospitalization and stent thrombosis and a conclusion on the lack of significant benefit from thrombus aspiration.
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- 2014
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