title: Autolytic recanalisation of a thrombotic artery.
abstract: This case describes a patient who presented with an occluded and ectatic right coronary artery. Initial aspiration and, later, guide catheter thrombectomy, liberated large volumes of thrombus but did not appear to restore significant flow. Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) 3 flow was, however, evident 2 weeks later, demonstrating the combined effect of vigorous thrombectomy and autolysis on a heavily thrombotic section of coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Elved
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome