title: Extraction of large intracoronary thrombus in acute myocardial infarction by percutaneous Fogarty maneuver: intentional abuse of a novel interventional device.
abstract: Intracoronary thrombus in the infarct-related artery remains a challenge for interventional catheter-based techniques in acute myocardial infarction and may result in severe complications due to distal embolization. We describe a patient with acute myocardial infarction in whom a large intracoronary thrombus of the left anterior descending coronary artery was successfully removed by percutaneous Fogarty maneuver using an expanded filter protection device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany. holger.eggebrecht@uni-essen.de
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eggebrecht
authors.forename: Dietrich
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baumgart
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Naber
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dirsch
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haude
authors.forename: Raimund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erbel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional