The “Thrombus Aspiration during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TAPAS)” study has announced the results during the SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with ACC i2 Summit in Chicago. The study was conducted for a year and patients suffering from “ST-Elevation acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)” participated in the study. STEM1 is a type of heart attack.

The study talked about a special catheter which can be effectively used to vacuum out the loose scrap of plaque and blood clot that break loose during “Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)”. This helps in increasing the blood flow in the heart muscle of the patients who are experiencing a heart attack. The TAPAS study has analyzed that the clinical outcomes which were clear at 30 days were still found to be good after one year due to deep myocardial perfusion.

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