Aspiring use of a thrombectomy catheter for coronary air embolism aspiration

Nikolaos Platogiannis; Dimitrios Karelas; Dimitrios Platogiannis; John Papanikolaou

doi:10.25270/jic/23.00259

Aspiring use of a thrombectomy catheter for coronary air embolism aspiration

J Invasive Cardiol. 2024 Apr;36(4). doi: 10.25270/jic/23.00259.

Authors

Nikolaos Platogiannis¹, Dimitrios Karelas², Dimitrios Platogiannis¹, John Papanikolaou¹

Affiliations

¹ The Cardiology Department, Trikala Hospital, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece.
² The Cardiology Department, Trikala Hospital, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece. Email: [email protected].

PMID: 38412441
DOI: 10.25270/jic/23.00259

Abstract

A 52-year-old man with a history of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery was admitted for a facilitated PCI following an anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis at a nearby clinic.

Keywords: air embolus; angioplasty; thrombectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheters
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease*
Embolism*
Embolism, Air* / diagnosis
Embolism, Air* / etiology
Embolism, Air* / therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / adverse effects
Thrombectomy
Treatment Outcome