Stenting after thrombectomy with the AngioJet catheter for acute myocardial infarction

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1998 Mar;43(3):327-30. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199803)43:3<327::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-h.

Abstract

The presence of massive intracoronary thrombi may contraindicate stenting. The AngioJet catheter rheolytic thrombectomy prepared the road for an easy and uneventful stenting in 2 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and thrombi. This combination provides a promising strategy for patients with AMI and angiographic evidence of massive thrombi.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Thrombosis / complications
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Thrombosis / physiopathology
  • Coronary Thrombosis / therapy*
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Stents*
  • Thrombectomy / instrumentation
  • Thrombectomy / methods*