Rapid thrombectomy for treatment of macroembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.
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.
Lorin
Jeffrey D
JD
Division of Cardiology, Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York Campus, New York, New York 10010, USA. jlorin0001@aol.com
Liou
Michael C
MC
Sedlis
Steven P
SP
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