Mechanical thrombectomy using the Solitaire stent in a left main coronary artery: A novel approach to coronary thrombus retrieval |
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| Authors: | Carlos E. Uribe md Mauricio Zuñiga md Camilo Madrid md |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Interventional Cardiology Department, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Clinica CardioVid, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe, Medellín, Colombia;2. Fellow Interventional Cardiology, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Clinica CardioVid, Medellín, Colombia;3. Fellow Non‐Invasive Cardiology, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Clinica CardioVid, Medellín, Colombia |
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| Abstract: | The Solitaire stent is a self‐expanding nitinol, fully retrievable stent that was originally designed for applications in cerebral circulation. Expanded indications for its use in mechanical embolectomy during acute ischemic stroke have proven safe and effective. Herein, we describe a novel use of this stent to perform a mechanical thrombectomy of a large left main coronary artery thrombus. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | coronary thrombosis acute coronary syndrome stent thrombectomy acute coronary syndrome |
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