Cardiac MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic tool using nonionizing radiation that is widely used
in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Cardiac MRI depicts …

Understanding the similarities and differences between myocardial infarction with or without
ST-segment elevation is an essential step for proper patients' management in current …

Optimal dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) strategy in high-bleeding risk (HBR) patients
presenting with acute coronary syndrome remains debated. We sought to investigate the …

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) has dramatically changed the outcome
of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, despite improvements …

Myocardial infarction remains the principal cause of death in Europe. In patients with ST-
segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a promptly revascularization with primary …

In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, restoring epicardial culprit vessel patency and
flow with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting has been …

Background The previous large‐scale randomized controlled trial showed that routine
thrombus aspiration (TA) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated …

Background: Angiographic detection of thrombus in STEMI is associated with adverse
outcomes. However, routine thrombus aspiration failed to demonstrate the anticipated …

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a complex multifactorial clinical syndrome, developing as a
continuum, and progressing from the initial insult (underlying cause) to the subsequent …

Large thrombus burden (LTB) during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
could translate into worse clinical outcomes. The impact of a LTB in terms of long-term …