title: A case of life-saving pharmacologic and mechanical coronary dethrombosis.
abstract: The present report refers to a case of life-threatening acute myocardial infarction due to thrombotic occlusion of the left main stem, in which an aggressive dethrombotic intervention (pharmacologic and mechanical) was totally successful, thanks to a well developed right coronary system and the use of intra-aortic balloon pump.
authors.affiliation: Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Department, L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy. emodinamica@hsacco.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Danna
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piccaluga
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viecca
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D000077542:Eptifibatide; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010455:Peptides; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D006493:Heparin; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D000077542:Eptifibatide; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin