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

Jeffrey D Lorin; Michael C Liou; Steven P Sedlis

doi:10.1002/ccd.10448

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

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Jun;59(2):219-22. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10448.

Authors

Jeffrey D Lorin¹, Michael C Liou, Steven P Sedlis

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York Campus, New York, New York 10010, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12772245
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10448

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Balloon Occlusion*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Thrombosis / therapy
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Thrombectomy*