title: Rescue use of tirofiban for acute carotid in-stent thrombosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine 146-92 Dogok-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwon Duk
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Kee Oog
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Joon
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyung-Yul
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014443:Tyrosine; D000077466:Tirofiban