Baseline characteristics of trials included in the meta-analysis.

REMEDIA = The Randomized Evaluation of the Effect of Mechanical Reduction of Distal Embolization by Thrombus-Aspiration in Primary and Rescue Angioplasty Trial; TASTE = Thrombus Aspiration in ST-Elevation myocardial infarction in Scandinavia; DEAR-MI = The Dethrombosis to Enhance Acute Reperfusion in Myocardial Infarction Study; EXPORT = A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial of The EXPORT Aspiration Catheter; TROFI = Randomized Study to Assess the Effect of ThRombus Aspiration on Flow Area in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction; NONSOP = Intracoronary Aspiration before coronary Stenting in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction; PIHRATE = the Polish-Italian-Hungarian RAndomized ThrombEctomy Trial; ITTI = The Initial Thrombosuction and Tirofiban Infusion trial; MUSTELA = MUltidevice Thrombectomy in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial; TAPAS = The Thrombus Aspiration during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction Study; INFUSE-AMI = Infuse–Acute Myocardial Infarction; An Optical Frequency Domain Imaging Study; EXPIRA = The Thrombectomy With Export Catheter in Infarct-Related Artery During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prospective, Randomized Trial; VAMPIRE = VAcuuM asPIration thrombus Removal trial;*Values for all thrombectomy (manual and mechanical) vs. conventional PCI alone;†Median;‡mean ischaemia time of all patients;NA: not available; H: In-hospital clinical outcomes.Baseline characteristics of trials included in the meta-analysis.