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Published on: February 26, 2013
Cryptogenic left main thrombosis: successful mechanical clot retrieval with a self-expanding trapping device
Sylvia Otto1, Thomas E Mayer, Hans R Figulla
1Division of Cardiology, 1st Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Jena, Germany.
Abstract:
We present the case of a 52-year-old male with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to a spontaneous large left main thrombosis, without any angiographic evidence for coronary artery disease. After multiple unsuccessful attempts of thrombaspiration the large clot was mechanically retrieved by a flow restoration device that was primarily made for intracranial interventions. Intravascular ultrasound revealed marginal lumen narrowing after the intervention, but the final coronary angiogram showed a patent left main and there was no relevant stenosis remaining.
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