Mechanical thrombectomy using the AngioJect in a child with congenital heart disease.
Acute thrombosis of a vascular channel can be a serious and perhaps fatal complication. We describe a patient who developed complete thrombosis of the left pulmonary artery following catheter placement of a stent in this vessel shortly after open heart surgery. The thrombosis was successfully removed using the Possis AngioJet mechanical thrombectomy catheter.
Vincent
Robert N
RN
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Sibley Heart Center Cardiology and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. vincentr@kidsheart.com
Dinkins
Jeanne
J
Dobbs
Melinda C
MC
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*