Rheolytic thrombectomy: a new treatment for stent thrombosis

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 1999 May;47(1):97-101. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199905)47:1<97::AID-CCD21>3.0.CO;2-5.

Abstract

Coronary stent thrombosis, a rare complication after stent deployment, carries major morbidity and mortality. Traditional treatments for stent thrombosis include local or systemic delivery of thrombolytic agents and balloon angioplasty, both with far from optimum results. We report on two cases of coronary stent thrombosis successfully treated with rheolytic thrombectomy as an adjunct to balloon angioplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abciximab
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Rheology
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Thrombectomy / methods*
  • Thrombosis / etiology
  • Thrombosis / surgery*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Abciximab