Summary
The large-scale international multicenter TOTAL trial showed that the routine use of thrombectomy using manual aspiration did not improve outcomes in patients with STEMI. The increased risk of stroke seen in patients randomized to routine thrombectomy requires further investigation.
- NCT01149044
- PCI
- thrombectomy
- STEMI
- TOTAL
- heart failure
- myocardial infarction
- cardiology & cardiovascular medicine clinical trials
- interventional techniques & devices
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