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  • Vascular Surgery
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Endovascular Therapy

Background:

  • Minimally invasive therapies have shifted vascular access management.
  • Mechanical thrombectomy devices and physician experience have advanced declotting procedures.
  • Percutaneous declotting utilizes thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, or combined techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current applications of percutaneous rheolytic thrombectomy.
  • To highlight the increasing use of AngioJet™ rheolytic thrombectomy (RT).

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on rheolytic thrombectomy.
  • Analysis of AngioJet™ device usage in emergency and elective settings.

Main Results:

  • Rheolytic thrombectomy (RT) is a growing technique in vascular declotting.
  • The AngioJet™ system demonstrates increasing adoption for percutaneous procedures.

Conclusions:

  • Percutaneous rheolytic thrombectomy is a significant advancement in vascular access management.
  • RT offers a valuable option for various patient populations and clinical scenarios.