AngioJet thrombectomy for the treatment of coronary artery aneurysm after failed thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction
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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Touch Medical Media
2006-09-01
|
Series: | Heart International |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/1889 |