title: Transluminal extraction catheter atherectomy for the treatment of acute occlusion of an ectatic coronary artery.
abstract: Thrombotic occlusion of an ectatic coronary artery may not respond to thrombolytic therapy or balloon angioplasty, since the infarct-related vessel contains a significant amount of thrombus. A patient with acute myocardial infarction of an ectatic right coronary artery that was occluded by a heavy clot burden is described. The patient was treated successfully with transluminal extraction catheter atherectomy and results were confirmed by intravascular ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Haimanda 24-26, Marousi 15122, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vavuranakis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017073:Atherectomy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome