Successful intracoronary thrombolysis in a patient with anterior myocardial infarction and large thrombus burden associated with coronary artery ectasia

Iraj Jafaripour; Mohammad Mostafa Ansari Ramandi; Amir Gholami; Roghayeh Pourkia; Kamyar Amin

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3449

Successful intracoronary thrombolysis in a patient with anterior myocardial infarction and large thrombus burden associated with coronary artery ectasia

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Nov 12;9(1):93-97. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3449. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Iraj Jafaripour¹, Mohammad Mostafa Ansari Ramandi², Amir Gholami³, Roghayeh Pourkia¹, Kamyar Amin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology School of Medicine Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.
² Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center Birjand University of Medical Sciences Birjand Iran.
³ Department of Nuclear Medicine Shahid Beheshti Hospital Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.

Abstract

Although ectatic coronary arteries with high thrombus burden, leading to acute coronary events, can be difficult to manage, intracoronary thrombolytics and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors can act as potential successful treatment options.

Keywords: acute medicine; cardiovascular disorders.

Publication types

Case Reports