Treatment and Care of Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction—What Challenges Remain after Three Decades of Primary Percutaneous Coronary …

V Zuccarelli, S Andreaggi, JL Walsh… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has revolutionized the prognosis of ST-
segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is the gold standard treatment. As a …

Rationale and design of a randomized controlled pilot trial to assess stent retriever thrombectomy for thrombus burden reduction in patients with acute myocardial …

RA Kotronias, F Marin, M Emfietzoglou… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is typically caused by thrombotic
occlusion of a coronary artery with subsequent hypoperfusion and myocardial necrosis. In …

Interventional thrombus modification in STEMI

JL Walsh, RA Kotronias, AP Banning… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
In ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, the role of interventional modification of
thrombi in the coronary arteries before stenting is controversial. However, innovations in …