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Does routine thrombus aspiration before PCI reduce 30-day mortality in patients with STEMI?
Does routine thrombus aspiration before PCI reduce 30-day mortality in patients with STEMI?
Routine thrombus aspiration prior to PCI does not offer a 30-day mortality benefit for patients presenting with STEMI.
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Routine thrombus aspiration should not be performed in STEMI; confirms neutral mortality effect and challenges prior routine adoption.
Fröbert et al. (2013) studied this question.
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