Deferred Stenting in Patients With Anterior Wall STEMI

Abciximab (0.25㎎/㎏) intracoronary injection will be performed to all possible patients after guidewire has passed culprit lesion. Additional manual thrombus aspiration or balloon angioplasty can be performed by operator to achieve TIMI Ⅲ flow. When TIMI Ⅲ flow is achieved after these procedures, patient will be randomized to immediate stenting or deferred stenting group. In immediate stenting group, stenting will be done immediate after achieving TIMI III flow during initial procedure.

Abciximab (0.25㎎/㎏) intracoronary injection will be performed to all possible patients after guidewire has passed culprit lesion. Additional manual thrombus aspiration or balloon angioplasty can be performed by operator to achieve TIMI Ⅲ flow. When TIMI Ⅲ flow is achieved after these procedures, patient will be randomized to immediate stenting or deferred stenting group. In deferred stenting group, second stage procedure (stent implantation) will be done at 3 to 7 days after TIMI Ⅲ flow has achieved.