title: Utility of mechanical rheolysis as an adjunct to rescue angioplasty and platelet inhibition in acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock: a case report.
abstract: We describe the value of mechanical rheolysis as an adjunct to rescue angioplasty and platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition in a patient with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock in whom the severity of the intracoronary thrombus burden precluded restoration of antegrade coronary flow by conventional balloon angioplasty and stenting.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Medical Center, Interventional Cardiology, Stanford, California, USA. dplee@stanford.edu
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Herity
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yeung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D000077542:Eptifibatide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D010455:Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D000077542:Eptifibatide