Sudden appearance of coronary thrombus observed by angiography--a case report

Angiology. 1991 Jan;42(1):59-64. doi: 10.1177/000331979104200111.

Abstract

A sudden coronary thrombus formation was documented by chance during cardiac catheterization in a patient with postinfarction angina. The thrombus was successfully treated with intravenous urokinase and heparin infusions, and thereafter, coronary angioplasty was performed without any complication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angina, Unstable / complications
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Thrombosis / complications
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Heparin
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator