Rapid thrombectomy for treatment of macroembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of acute myocardial infarction

• Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 219 - 222
• Main Authors: Lorin, Jeffrey D., Liou, Michael C., Sedlis, Steven P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.06.2003; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Balloon Occlusion; Biological and medical sciences; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Thrombosis - therapy; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; embolectomy; Export catheter; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; no-reflow; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Thrombectomy; Human; Infarct; embolectomy; Acute; Coronary artery; no-reflow; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial disease; Thrombosis; Artery; Embolism; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Case study; Rapid technique; Thrombectomy; Treatment; Export catheter; Myocardium; Complication
• ISSN: 1522-1946; 1522-726X
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10448

We report the use of the Export catheter as an urgent modality to aspirate thrombus that embolized down the left anterior descending artery during acute myocardial infarction. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;59:219–222. Published 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.