QUANTIFICATION OF THROMBUS BURDEN AS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF INTRA-PROCEDURAL NO-REFLOW IN PATIENTS WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION UNDERGOING PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION

Abstract

High thrombus burden (Grade ≥4) is a significant and an independent predictor of the slow/no reflow phenomenon. While predicting slow/no reflow phenomenon, thrombus burden should be given due importance along with other significant factors such as gender, LVEDP, lesion length, and neutrophil counts.