title: Stenting after thrombectomy with the AngioJet catheter for acute myocardial infarction.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nosaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nobuyoshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*