Why the study?
Does transradial application of the PercuSurge GuardWire device improve reperfusion and reduce adverse events in patients with acute myocardial infarction and large infarct-related arteries with high thrombus burden compared to transfemoral primary PCI?
Population
143 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction and large infarct-related artery with high-burden…
Comparison
Transradial application of the PercuSurge… vs Transfemoral primary percutaneous coronary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
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Transradial PercuSurge was associated with higher TIMI-3 flow in this cohort; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does transradial application of the PercuSurge GuardWire device improve reperfusion and reduce adverse events in patients with acute myocardial infarction and large infarct-related arteries with high thrombus burden compared to transfemoral primary PCI?
Transradial use of the PercuSurge GuardWire device during primary PCI for large infarct-related arteries with high thrombus burden significantly improves TIMI-3 flow and reduces 30-day MACE compared to historical transfemoral PCI.
Yip et al. (2004) studied this question.
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