Embolization containment device for a native coronary arterial lesion with large thrombus burden.
Distal embolization and no reflow, resulting in myocardial infarction, are frequently observed during percutaneous coronary intervention in lesions with large thrombus burden. This case report describes the successful treatment of a lesion with large thrombus burden with an embolization containment device.
Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Yoshio
Y
Kobayashi
Michael
M
Collins
Jeffrey W
JW
Moses
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male