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01-04-2013 | Case Report

Inadvertent coronary endarterectomy during aspiration thrombectomy with a Thrombuster III GR catheter in a patient with acute coronary syndrome

Authors: Eiji Taguchi, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Takihiro Kamio, Yoshihiro Kotono, Hiroto Suzuyama, Takashi Fukunaga, Shinzo Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Nishigami, Koichi Nakao

Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics | Issue 2/2013

Abstract

We describe a 41-year-old woman who presented with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Emergent percutaneous intervention was performed with aspiration thrombectomy followed by coronary artery stenting. White material was extracted from the aspiration catheter. Reperfusion therapy after stenting was successful. After undergoing a cardiac rehabilitation program, she was discharged from hospital on day 10. Pathological examination revealed that the aspirated material consisted of normal vascular components including endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Aspiration thrombectomy is a commonly used procedure with a low complication rate. This case presents the previously unreported complication of coronary artery injury.

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Title: Inadvertent coronary endarterectomy during aspiration thrombectomy with a Thrombuster III GR catheter in a patient with acute coronary syndrome
Authors: Eiji Taguchi
Tomohiro Sakamoto
Takihiro Kamio
Yoshihiro Kotono
Hiroto Suzuyama
Takashi Fukunaga
Shinzo Miyamoto
Kazuhiro Nishigami
Koichi Nakao
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1868-4300
Electronic ISSN: 1868-4297
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-012-0151-y

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