title: Rheolytic thrombectomy: a new treatment for stent thrombosis.
abstract: Coronary stent thrombosis, a rare complication after stent deployment, carries major morbidity and mortality. Traditional treatments for stent thrombosis include local or systemic delivery of thrombolytic agents and balloon angioplasty, both with far from optimum results. We report on two cases of coronary stent thrombosis successfully treated with rheolytic thrombectomy as an adjunct to balloon angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic, and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000077284:Abciximab; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012212:Rheology; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077284:Abciximab