Rescue use of tirofiban for acute carotid in-stent thrombosis.
Carotid artery stenting is widely performed for extracranial carotid artery stenosis. In-stent thrombosis is a rare but potentially devastating complication. We present a case of acute in-stent thrombosis immediately following stent insertion and post-balloon dilatation in a 64-year-old male. Thrombosis was successfully treated by intravenous tirofiban, a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor.
Seo
Kwon Duk
KD
Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine 146-92 Dogok-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Korea.
Lee
Kee Oog
KO
Kim
Dong Joon
DJ
Lee
Kyung-Yul
KY
D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D000792:Angiography; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D000077466:Tirofiban; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014443:Tyrosine; D000077466:Tirofiban