The inconsistency of manual thrombectomy and the role of contemporary thrombus grading in PCI for STEMI

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On Topaz. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021.

. 2021 May 1;97(6):1149-1150.

doi: 10.1002/ccd.29732.

On Topaz¹

¹ Division of Cardiology, Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

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Impact of manual thrombectomy on microvascular obstruction in STEMI patients.
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