American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 9 , Pages 1183-1188 , 1 May 2009

Severity of Coronary Arterial Stenoses Responsible for Acute Coronary Syndromes

Received 1 November 2008 ,Revised 21 December 2008 ,Accepted 21 December 2008.

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    Stenosis severity in patients with STEMI after thrombus aspiration and patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI)/UAP and SAP before PCI.

    Stenosis severity in patients with STEMI after thrombus aspiration and patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI)/UAP and SAP before PCI.

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    Left coronary angiogram from a 53-year-old patient with acute anterior myocardial infarction (A) before thrombus aspiration, (B) after aspiration of a 12 × 1-mm large thrombus, and (C) the aspirated t

    Left coronary angiogram from a 53-year-old patient with acute anterior myocardial infarction (A) before thrombus aspiration, (B) after aspiration of a 12 × 1-mm large thrombus, and (C) the aspirated thrombus.

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    Left coronary angiogram from a 67-year-old patient with acute inferolateral myocardial infarction (A) before and (B) after thrombus aspiration and (C) the aspirated thrombus.

    Left coronary angiogram from a 67-year-old patient with acute inferolateral myocardial infarction (A) before and (B) after thrombus aspiration and (C) the aspirated thrombus.

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    Distribution of lesion stenosis in patients with STEMI after thrombus aspiration and patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI)/UAP and SAP before PCI.

    Distribution of lesion stenosis in patients with STEMI after thrombus aspiration and patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI)/UAP and SAP before PCI.

PII: S0002-9149(09)00126-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.12.047

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 9 , Pages 1183-1188 , 1 May 2009