title: Use of PercuSurge in primary angioplasty.
abstract: Thrombus load and its subsequent distal embolization causing slow flow makes primary angioplasty a challenging task. Although data is scanty, these complications may be potentially mitigated by use of distal protection devices. We report 6 cases of PercuSurge distal protection device-assisted primary angioplasty. All lesions were stented with patients achieving brisk TIMI 3 flow; none of the patients had in-hospital major adverse cardiac events. The strategy of PercuSurge Guardwire-assisted primary angioplasty seems encouraging in improving successful outcome in this subset of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Rajneesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Yadav K D
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Bhatta
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chandra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged