Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	8227
Country	Italy

Received	2013-12-22 12:15
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-22 20:58
To Make the First Decision	2014-01-16 08:29
Return for Revision	2014-01-27 10:07
Revised	2014-02-18 01:14
Second Decision	2014-07-17 14:12
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-17 14:29
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Thrombus aspiration in acute myocardial infarction: Rationale and indication
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Gennaro Sardella and Rocco Edoardo Stio
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Gennaro Sardella, MD, FACC, FESC, Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic and Geriatric Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy. rocco.stio@libero.it
Key Words	Thrombus aspiration; Thrombectomy; Myocardial reperfusion; Myocardial infarction; No-reflow
Core Tip	Distal coronary embolization occurs predominantly at the time of the initial balloon or stent inflation, so thrombus burden reduction by thrombectomy devices before percutaneous coronary intervention may decrease the dangerous phenomenon of no-reflow. Manual aspiration catheters are the most commonly used devices. Several randomized trials have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of pretreatment with manual thrombectomy during primary percutaneous coronary intervention. There are some unanswered questions about thrombus aspiration, including whether there is truly a mortality benefit, which subgroups may or may not benefit from aspiration, and whether patients with a large thrombus burden are better treated with mechanical thrombectomy.
Publish Date	2014-09-28 08:35
Citation	Sardella G, Stio RE. Thrombus aspiration in acute myocardial infarction: Rationale and indication.World J Cardiol 2014; 6(9): 924-928
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v6/i9/924.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v6.i9.924

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