Acute inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty using only a Pronto aspiration catheter.
In a patient with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty, a large amount of thrombus was removed from the middle segment of the right coronary artery using a Pronto V3 extraction catheter (Vascular Solutions, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota). Repeat angiography revealed no significant residual stenosis and no further intervention was undertaken.
Avramides
Dimitrios
D
Athens General Hospital, Cardiology, 154 Mesogion Av, Athens, 11527 Greece. d_avramides@yahoo.com
Raisakis
Konstantinos
K
Matsakas
Evangelos
E
D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome