Thrombus aspiration complicated by systemic embolization in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1356-1358

  Lin, Ming Shyan ^a   Wu, Lung Sheng ^a   Cheng, Nai Jen ^a   Lin, Pi Chi ^a   Chang, Chi Jen ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Embolization; Thrombectomy; Thrombus aspiration

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BRAIN ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INJECTION; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PARALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RADIAL ARTERY; REPERFUSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; RADIAL ARTERY; SUCTION; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 68149137380     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0569     Document Type: Article

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