Treatment of a large left main coronary artery thrombus by aspiration thrombectomy

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-354

  Hajek, Petr ^a   Alan, David ^a   Vejvoda, Jiri ^a   Linhartova, Katerina ^a   Skapa, Petr ^b   Hajsmannova, Zdenka ^a   Veselka, Josef ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aspiration thrombectomy; Left main coronary artery; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBECTOMY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 64749115807     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-008-0209-y     Document Type: Article

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