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Many major STEMI studies do not measure<br />

or grade thrombus burden 1 , this despite<br />

recognition of the structural <strong>com</strong>plexity of<br />

thrombus 2 and its significant effect on PCI<br />

out<strong>com</strong>es 3 .<br />

1. Conti CR Editorial. STEMI: thrombus formation<br />

and prognosis. Clin Cardiol 2008; 31: 3-5<br />

2. Furie B, Furie BC Mechanisms of thrombus<br />

formation. NEJM 2008; 359: 938-949.<br />

3. <strong>Topaz</strong> O Editorial. Revascularization of thrombusladen<br />

lesions in AMI – the burden on the<br />

interventionalist.<br />

J Invas Cardiol 2007; 19: 324-325

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