title: Successful utilization of a novel aspiration thrombectomy catheter (Pronto) for the treatment of patients with stent thrombosis.
abstract: Stent thrombosis is a rare but catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Thrombolytic therapy is ineffective for the treatment of patients with stent thrombosis, while primary PCI in such patients is limited by a high thrombus burden in the culprit vessel often leading to distal embolization and extensive tissue infarction. We present three patients with stent thrombosis successfully treated with the adjunctive use of a novel and new aspiration thrombectomy device (Pronto).
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California 92103-8784, USA.
authors.forename: Danish S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: C Joon
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsimikas
authors.forename: Ehtisham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahmud
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*