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.
Athens General Hospital, Cardiology, 154 Mesogion Av, Athens, 11527 Greece. d_avramides@yahoo.com
Dimitrios
D
Avramides
Konstantinos
K
Raisakis
Evangelos
E
Matsakas
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