Şeker, TanerTürkoğlu, CanerAkkuş, Oğuz2020-09-032020-09-0320191016-51691308-4488https://dx.doi.org/10.5543/tkda.2019.58492https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/3016entitled “The relationship between visible thrombus aspiration material with no-reflow and in-hospital mortality ratio in patients with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention,” published in the Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology.[1] As we noted in the discussion section, “the lower in-hospital mortality of patients with VTA [visible thrombus aspiration] in our study may also be associated with a shorter door-to-balloon time, lower Killip class, and better TIMI [Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction] flow after TA [thrombus aspiration].” Delayed door-balloon time can be a reason for a higher Killip classification in patients without VTA, and these decompensated patients, naturally, cannot undergo revascularization during ST elevation myocardial infarction.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle47433433410.5543/tkda.2019.5849231219447340593WOS:000472717400018N/A