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Prolonged heparin therapy for occlusive intracoronary thrombus
D M Kolansky1, T A Shapiro, W K Laskey
1Cardiovascular Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
The presence of intracoronary thrombus is associated with increased complications during coronary angioplasty. Such thrombus may also mimic the appearance of a critical stenosis. We report a case of nearly occlusive intracoronary thrombus which resolved after prolonged heparin therapy, revealing only a minimal underlying stenosis. The recognition and treatment of this entity is discussed.