Thrombus aspiration without stenting in a patient with anterior STEMI: Regression and healing of an unstable plaque assessed by OCT at 24 months of follow-up.

In selected cases, when STEMI caused by mild or moderate degree lesion with a large concomitant thrombus, additional OCT-guided PCI strategy after thrombus removal allows us to defer stenting with the follow-up natural healing of the vessel wall.