title: Rapid thrombectomy for treatment of macroembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: We report the use of the Export catheter as an urgent modality to aspirate thrombus that embolized down the left anterior descending artery during acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York Campus, New York, New York 10010, USA. jlorin0001@aol.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lorin
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sedlis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D017131:Thrombectomy