title: AngioJet thrombectomy for the treatment of coronary artery aneurysm after failed thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is caused by thrombus formation over a disrupted plaque occluding an epicardial coronary artery. Mechanical thrombectomy is effective in removing thrombus burden from native vessels and saphenous vein grafts. Here we report a case of an aneurysmatic dilatation of an infarct-related artery (IRA) referred to our Institute for rescue PCI, after failed fibrinolysis, successfully treated with only rheolytic thrombectomy (AngioJet, Possis Medical, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) without the need for adjunctive balloon or stent implantation.
authors: Interventional Cardiology, "Silvestrini" Hospital, University of Perugia, School of Medicine, Perugia - Italy.
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Giombolini
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: Notaristefano
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Santucci
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Notaristefano
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Notaristefano
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Ambrosio