title: Acute anterior myocardial infarction due to aortosaphenous vein graft occlusion with very large thrombus burden.
abstract: A 75-year-old man, with a previous history of myocardial infarction and three-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting, presented with an acute anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The vein graft to the left anterior descending artery was occluded with heavy thrombus burden, and the other grafts were patent. After administering a bolus dose of tirofiban and then undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention without stenting to the left anterior descending artery saphenous vein graft, intracoronary thrombolytic infusion was performed to maintain the patency of the vein graft. The patient was asymptomatic after medical follow-up. This may be an effective treatment option in patients with large thrombus burden and requires further investigation through large-scale trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kartal Kosuyolu Heart Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul;
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitigen
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gurel
authors.forename: Ali Cevat
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tanalp
authors.forename: Soe Moe
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.forename: Yelda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Başaran