Successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction in von Willebrand's disease.
An elderly woman with mild von Willebrand's disease presented with acute myocardial infarction. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, to mechanically disrupt the thrombus without anticoagulation, was successfully undertaken. Haemostatic cover was also avoided.
James
P R
PR
Department of Cardiology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK.
de Belder
A J
AJ
Kenny
M W
MW
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000150:complications*