Microbubble potentiated ultrasound as a method of declotting thrombosed dialysis grafts: experimental study in dogs

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2001 Nov-Dec;24(6):407-12. doi: 10.1007/s00270-001-0052-4. Epub 2001 Nov 8.

Abstract

Intravenous perfluorocarbon-exposed sonicated dextrose albumin (PESDA) microbubbles in the presence of low frequency ultrasound (LFUS) can lyse very small clots. We develop a similar method to declot full-size arteriovenous dialysis grafts. Dialysis grafts fashioned in three dogs were cannulated and ligated. After thrombosis, three declotting techniques were randomly applied: 1) direct injection of PESDA + LFUS; 2) direct injection of saline + LFUS; and 3) intravenous PESDA + LFUS. Declotting was graded by cine angiography scores of each third of the graft on a scale of 0-4 (maximum total score = 12). Twenty-six procedures showed mean patency scores of 11.1 for direct PESDA and 8.4 for i.v. PESDA, vs 4.9 for direct saline, p = <0.001. All eight direct PESDA injections achieved lysis and good flow, but none of 8 direct saline injections succeeded, p = <0.01. Intravenous PESDA succeeded in 4 of 10 procedures, p = <0.04 vs saline. Direct injection of PESDA with transcutaneous LFUS succeeds in lysing moderate-size clots and recanalizing thrombosed fistulas.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Coagulation / drug effects
  • Contrast Media / therapeutic use
  • Dialysis / adverse effects*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Dogs
  • Femoral Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Vein / pathology
  • Fluorocarbons / therapeutic use
  • Glucose / therapeutic use
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Leg / blood supply
  • Leg / diagnostic imaging
  • Serum Albumin / therapeutic use
  • Serum Albumin, Human
  • Thrombosis / blood
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
  • Vascular Patency / drug effects

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Serum Albumin
  • dextrose albumin solution
  • Glucose
  • Serum Albumin, Human