American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 583.e1-583.e7 , March 2009

Effect of thrombus aspiration on infarct size and left ventricular function in high-risk patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by percutaneous coronary intervention. Results of a prospective controlled pilot study

  • Janusz Lipiecki, MD, PhD, FESC, FSCAI

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, G. Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Janusz Lipiecki, MD, Department of Cardiology, G. Montpied University Hospital, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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  • Séverine Monzy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, G. Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Nicolas Durel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, G. Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Florent Cachin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jean Perrin Cancer Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Pascal Chabrot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, G. Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Aurelien Muliez, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, G. Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Dominique Morand, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, G. Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Jean Maublant, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jean Perrin Cancer Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Jean Ponsonnaille, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, G. Montpied University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Received 1 October 2008 ,Accepted 26 November 2008.

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 ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00456066.

PII: S0002-8703(08)01040-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.11.017

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 583.e1-583.e7 , March 2009

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