Not a TASTE, not a nibble: Thrombectomy a letdown for PCI-treated STEMI patients

Thrombus aspiration performed before PCI in STEMI patients failed to significantly reduce the risk of death at 30 days. There were trends toward reductions in rehospitalizations and stent thrombosis, but these did not achieve significance, report investigators.

Source: theHeart.org - September 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news