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ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2015

Use and impact of thrombectomy in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction with persistent ST-segment elevation: results of the prospective ALKK PCI-registry.

Tobias Härle, Uwe Zeymer, Matthias Hochadel, Karin Schmidt, Ralf Zahn, Harald Darius, Steffen Behrens, Bernward Lauer, Harald Mudra, Volker Schächinger and 1 more

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Article in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with mild elevations of cardiac troponin.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2017
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  3. Real-world use of fractional flow reserve in Germany: results of the prospective ALKK coronary angiography and PCI registry.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Tobias HärleKlinik für Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg gGmbH, European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, 26133, Oldenburg, Germany. t.haerle@gmx.de.
Uwe ZeymerMedizinische Klinik B, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Matthias HochadelStiftung Institut für Herzinfarktforschung, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Karin SchmidtMedizinische Klinik B, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Ralf ZahnMedizinische Klinik B, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Harald DariusKlinik für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany.
Steffen BehrensKardiologie, Pneumologie und konservative Intensivmedizin, Vivantes Klinikum Spandau, Berlin, Germany.
Bernward LauerKlinik für Kardiologie, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Bad Berka, Germany.
Harald MudraKlinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum München, Munich, Germany.
Volker SchächingerMedizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Fulda, Fulda, Germany.
Albrecht ElsässerKlinik für Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg gGmbH, European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, 26133, Oldenburg, Germany.
Klinikum Ludwigshafen · DEVivantes Klinikum · DECarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg · DEKlinikum Fulda · DEMünchen Klinik · DEStiftung Institut für Herzinfarktforschung · DEZentralklinik Bad Berka · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundData about the impact of thrombectomy in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are inconsistent. The aim of our study was an evaluation of both the real-world use of thrombectomy and the impact of thrombectomy on outcome in unselected patients treated with primary PCI for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND

resultsWe used the data of the prospective ALKK PCI-registry of 35 hospitals from January 2010 to December 2013. A total of 10,755 patients receiving single-vessel primary PCI for acute STEMI were included. In 2176 patients (20.2 %) thrombectomy was performed. There was a wide range of use of thrombectomy in the different ALKK hospitals from 1.1 to 61.7 % (median 18.6 %, quartiles 6.0 and 40.3 %) with a general increase of use over the first years of the study period. In patients with and without thrombectomy there was TIMI 0 flow present before PCI in 6010 patients, TIMI 1 in 1338, TIMI 2 in 2002, and TIMI 3 in 1405. Patients with acute heart failure or cardiogenic shock received significantly more often thrombectomy. Fluoroscopy time (8.1 vs. 7.3 min, p < 0.0001) and dose area product (5373 cGy × cm(2) vs. 4802 cGy × cm(2), p < 0.0001) were significantly higher in patients treated with thrombectomy. The subgroup of patients with TIMI 0 flow before PCI had significantly higher rates of TIMI 3 flow after PCI when treated with thrombectomy (87.1 vs. 84.1 %, p < 0.01), while there was no difference in post-PCI TIMI 3 flow in patients with TIMI 1, 2 or 3 flow before PCI. Rates of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were similar in both groups in general and in all subgroups of TIMI flow.

conclusionsThe use of thrombectomy in patients with STEMI is heterogenous between hospitals. Overall, there was no impact of thrombectomy on TIMI 3 patency or mortality after PCI. In the subgroup of STEMI patients with TIMI 0 flow before PCI individualized thrombectomy had a positive impact on restoration of normal blood flow.

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RegistriesAcute DiseaseCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentSurvival RateThrombectomyTreatment OutcomeGermanyMyocardial infarctionSTEMIThrombectomyThrombus aspirationTIMI flow

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