title: Treatment of a large left main coronary artery thrombus by aspiration thrombectomy.
abstract: A left main coronary artery thrombosis is a life-threatening condition demanding immediate therapeutic management. Traditional treatment options include thrombolysis, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting or cardiac bypass surgery. The number of reported cases in which aspiration thrombectomy has been used is limited. Indications for this therapeutic approach are determined by coronary anatomy, clinical stability, and hemodynamic condition of the patient. We present the case of an acute left main coronary artery thrombosis leading to progressive deterioration of left ventricle function that was successfully treated with aspiration thrombectomy.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Department of Cardiology, 1st Medical School of Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic. petr.hajek@fnmotol.cz
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hajek
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alan
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vejvoda
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Linhartova
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skapa
authors.forename: Zdenka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hajsmannova
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veselka
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery