Key result
Optimized thrombus aspiration improves post-aspiration TIMI flow and perfusion over conventional aspiration in STEMI.
Why the study?
Does optimized thrombus aspiration (performed directly after guidewire passage) improve myocardial perfusion and prognosis compared to aspiration after balloon dilation in STEMI patients with high thrombus burden?
RCT (n=129)
Open-label
Random number table method
No
Does optimized thrombus aspiration (performed directly after guidewire passage) improve myocardial perfusion and prognosis compared to aspiration after balloon dilation in STEMI patients with high thrombus burden?
p-value: p=0.03
Optimized thrombus aspiration performed directly after guidewire passage improves immediate myocardial perfusion and short-term left ventricular ejection fraction in STEMI patients with high thrombus burden compared to aspiration after balloon dilation.
Improves perfusion surrogates without reducing 180-day MACE; extends aspiration technique comparisons but leaves prognostic benefit open.
Objective: segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention(primary PCI). Methods: A total of 129 patients with STEMI were randomly allocated into control group (Subgroup A and B) and experimental group(Subgroup C and D). Control group received percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA),thrombus aspiration and primary PCI. Experimental group received optimized thrombus aspiration and primary PCI. The number of thrombus aspiration was less than 4 times in Subgroup A and C. The number of thrombus aspiration was performed more than 4 times in Subgroups B and D. The classification of thrombi extracted, the TIMI flow grade, the incidence of no-reflow and slow flow, cTFC, TPI and CK-MB at 12 h and 24 h after stenting, ST segment resolution of ECG after stenting, NT-proBNP, LVEFat 24 h, 30 days and 180 days after stenting were compared between groups. The incidence of intraoperative and postoperative bleeding complications, stroke events and major cardiovascular events (MACE) were recorded and compared between groups. Results: The classification of thrombi extracted in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group. The TIMI flow grade of the experimental group was better than the control group after thrombus aspiration. After stenting, the advantage still existed, but the difference was not statistically significant. On cTFC, the experimental group was lower than the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant; After stenting the experimental group was significantly lower than the control group. The CK-MB at 12 h and 24 h of the experimental group was lower than the control group. After thrombus aspiration the incidence of no-reflow in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group; after stenting the incidence of no-reflow in the experimental group was still lower than the control group, but no statistically difference. After thrombus aspiration and stenting the incidence of slow flow in the experimental group were lower than that in the control group. After stenting, NT-proBNP at 24 h was lower in the experimental group than that in the control group, However, there was no statistical difference; after stenting, The NT-proBNP in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group at 30 days and 180 days. After stenting, LVEF of the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group at 24 h and 30 days; superiority remained after 180 days but no statistical difference. There was no statistical difference between two groups for intraoperative and postoperative bleeding complications, stroke events, and MACE events. In Subgroup analysis,there was no significant difference in the classification of thrombi extracted, TIMI flow grade, cTFC, CK-MB,NT-proBNP and LVEF between group C and D, but group A was better than group B. Analysis of variance showed that the optimal number of suction was 4-5 times. Conclusions: : identifier, ChiCTR2300073410.
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Xu et al. (2023) conducted an RCT in Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (n=129). Optimized thrombus aspiration (aspiration directly after guide wire passage) vs. Conventional thrombus aspiration (PTCA before thrombus aspiration) was evaluated on TIMI flow grade after thrombus aspiration (p=0.03). Optimized thrombus aspiration significantly improved TIMI flow grade after aspiration (p=0.03) and corrected TIMI frame count after stenting (p=0.003) compared to conventional aspiration in STEMI patients.
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