Angiography remains a widely utilized imaging modality during vascular procedures.
Angiography, however, has its limitations by underestimating the true vessel size, plaque …

Objectives We aimed to investigate the determinants of thrombus burden (TB) and the
impact of thrombus aspiration (TA) on outcome in young adults with ST segment elevation …

Ischemic post-conditioning (IPoC) has been proposed as a strategy to mitigate the risk of
ischemia-reperfusion injury during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST …

Background Recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have questioned the clinical
efficacy and safety of routine aspiration thrombectomy (AT) during primary percutaneous …

Background Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA 2) is a potential therapeutic
target in acute coronary syndromes. Although recent evidence does not support the routine …

Background: High coronary thrombus burden has been associated with unfavorable
outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the optimal …

BACKGROUND: Thrombus aspiration for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) may improve myocardial perfusion. However, these favourable results called into a …

Background: Intracoronary thrombus in acute Myocardial Infarction (MI) confers higher rates
of no-reflow with attendant adverse consequences. Earlier Randomized-Controlled-Trials …

Background Thrombus aspiration (TA) has been considered a procedure for controlling
distal emboli and improving microvascular perfusion. However, current guidelines classify …

As the rates of infections with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to rise
exponentially globally, the management of acute cardiac conditions presents a challenge to …