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ArticleJournal of thrombosis and thrombolysis2018

Outcome of thrombus aspiration in STEMI patients: a propensity score-adjusted study.

Johannes Blumenstein, Steffen Daniel Kriechbaum, Jürgen Leick, Alexander Meyer, Won-Keun Kim, Jan Sebastian Wolter, Maisun Abu-Samra, Kay Weipert, Matthias Bayer, Oliver Dörr and 5 more

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Article in Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Johannes BlumensteinDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Steffen Daniel KriechbaumDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany. s.kriechbaum@kerckhoff-klinik.de.
Jürgen LeickDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Alexander MeyerDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Benekestraße 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Won-Keun KimDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Jan Sebastian WolterDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Maisun Abu-SamraDivision of Cardiology and Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstraße 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
Kay WeipertDivision of Cardiology and Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstraße 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
Matthias BayerDivision of Cardiology and Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstraße 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
Oliver DörrDivision of Cardiology and Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstraße 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
Claudia WaltherDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Christian W HammDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Holger NefDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Christoph LiebetrauDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Helge MöllmannDepartment of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of thrombus aspiration (TA) prior to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) has undergone a radical change in intervention guidelines. The clinical implications, however, are still under scrutiny. This study investigated the clinical effects and outcome of TA before PPCI in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Overall 1027 patients with STEMI were analyzed in this retrospective, propensity score-adjusted, multicenter study. The primary endpoints were in-hospital and long-term mortality. There were 418 patients in the TA group and 609 in the conventional PPCI group. The in-hospital mortality rate was significantly higher in the TA group (8.7 vs. 5.0%; P = 0.03). During long-term follow-up [median follow-up duration 689 days (IQR 405-959)] the mortality rates were similar (TA 14.3%, conventional PPCI 15.0%; P = 0.85). Survival analysis for the complete observation period revealed no significant benefit of TA [hazard ratio (HR) 1.12; 97.5% CI 0.90-0.71; P = 0.63]. There were also no significant differences between the groups in the following secondary endpoints: composite of cardiovascular death and non-fatal reinfarction at discharge (P = 0.39), post-PPCI thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow-grade-3 (P = 0.14), left ventricular ejection fraction (P = 0.47), and non-fatal reinfarction during follow-up (P = 0.17). Rehospitalization rate (1.82 vs. 10.3%; P < 0.0001) and Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) grading (P = 0.02) during follow-up were significantly lower in the TA group. In our cohort the in-hospital mortality rate was significantly higher for TA patients, but during long-term follow-up the mortality rates did not differ. The incidence of rehospitalization and CCS grading were lower in the TA-treated patients.

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AgedFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionSurvival AnalysisThrombectomyTreatment OutcomeAcute myocardial infarctionLeft ventricular functionPCIPropensity score adjustmentRehospitalizationThrombus aspiration

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