Emergent right coronary artery thrombectomy with a jet aspiration thrombectomy catheter.
A saline-jet aspiration thrombectomy (JAT) catheter was used in a patient with acute myocardial infarction. A right coronary arteriogram showed complete thrombotic occlusion at the proximal segment. With this catheter the thrombus was removed without complications in 5 sec. The patient underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and placement of a Palmaz-Schatz stent after successful thrombectomy. Thrombectomy with a JAT catheter was very useful in this patient.
Department of Radiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga 2-11-1 Itabashi, Tokyo 1738605, Japan.
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Yamauchi
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Furui
T
T
Isshiki
H
H
Toyoizumi
H
H
Kohtake
K
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Takeshita
S
S
Suzuki
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A
Harasawa
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Y
Sasaki
D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*