The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
Systematic primary aspiration in acute myocardial percutaneous intervention: a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the export aspiration catheter
Bernard Chevalier1*, MD; Martine Gilard2, MD; Irene Lang3, MD; Philippe Commeau4, MD; John Roosen5, MD; Michel Hanssen6, MD; Thierry Lefevre7, MD; Didier Carrié8, MD; Antonio Bartorelli9, MD; Gilles Montalescot10, MD; Keyur Parikh11, MD
1. Department of Cardiology, Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint-Denis, France; 2. University Hospital, Hopital de la Cavale blanche, Brest, France; 3. Department of Cardiology, All gemeines Krankenhaus Der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria; 4. Cardiologie Inte
Aims: It is unclear whether primary aspiration can prevent distal embolisation and thereby improve myocardial perfusion in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) within