Lone aspiration thrombectomy without stenting for a patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction associated with coronary ectasia

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2014 Oct;29(4):339-43. doi: 10.1007/s12928-013-0235-3. Epub 2013 Dec 14.

Abstract

A 57-year-old male with a previous history of inferior myocardial infarction suffered from chest pain and diagnosed as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Coronary angiography revealed a thrombus with delayed filling in the distal right coronary artery. After an aspiration thrombectomy, TIMI 3 flow was restored successfully. An intracoronary ultrasound imaging revealed coronary ectasia. Stenting and ballooning were deferred. A successful lone aspiration thrombectomy was performed for a patient with STEMI associated with coronary ectasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Thrombosis / surgery*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
  • Stents
  • Suction
  • Thrombectomy / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional