Box 2. Restratification of thrombolysis in myocardial infarction grade 5 thrombus. Angiographic detection of a grade 5 TIMI thrombus leads to further exploration of the occlusive thrombotic content.

Patients underwent angiography between 48 h and 192 h after initiation of treatment with either clopidogrel plus standard fibrinolytic therapy or standard therapy only. Multivariate analysis ...

Thus, angiographic detection of a thrombus serves as a procedure hallmark, which requires careful consideration for selection of an appropriate treatment approach. The grading of an underlying ...