Thrombectomy for thrombus removal, filters for whatever else.
Although effective in reducing the total embolic burden, many current thrombectomy devices might not be able to prevent the liberation of plaque components, which have been shown to be a potential contributor to the development of no-reflow during primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Limbruno
Ugo
U
Interventional Cardiology, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy.
Cortese
Bernardo
B
Severi
Silva
S
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017131:Thrombectomy