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Does rheolytic thrombectomy with the AngioJet catheter facilitate stenting in patients with acute myocardial infarction and massive intracoronary thrombi?
Does rheolytic thrombectomy with the AngioJet catheter facilitate stenting in patients with acute myocardial infarction and massive intracoronary thrombi?
Rheolytic thrombectomy with the AngioJet catheter may be a promising strategy to facilitate stenting in AMI patients with massive intracoronary thrombi.
May facilitate stenting in select AMI cases with large thrombi; leaves open efficacy and safety without randomized trials.
The presence of massive intracoronary thrombi may contraindicate stenting. The AngioJet catheter rheolytic thrombectomy prepared the road for an easy and uneventful stenting in 2 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and thrombi. This combination provides a promising strategy for patients with AMI and angiographic evidence of massive thrombi.
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