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Successful endovascular treatment for simultaneous multiple thromboemboli following myocardial infarction

Akiko Sakai1, Hidehiko Hara, Masato Nakamura

  • 1Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.

The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|June 6, 2013
PubMed

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This case study highlights a rare complication of myocardial infarction treatment: widespread arterial thromboemboli. Emergency endovascular therapy successfully resolved these blockages, preventing further complications.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Interventional Radiology

Background:

  • An 81-year-old female presented with myocardial infarction and heart failure, successfully treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  • Post-PCI, an apical thrombus was identified, and despite anticoagulant therapy, multiple simultaneous thromboemboli developed in the renal, superior mesenteric (SMA), and popliteal arteries.

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