Balloon-assisted deep intubation of guide catheter for direct thromboaspiration in acute myocardial infarction--a technical report

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 20;168(1):545-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.215. Epub 2013 Feb 20.

Authors

Surender Deora¹, Sanjay Shah, Tejas Patel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: drsdeora@gmail.com.

PMID: 23434085
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.215

No abstract available

Keywords: Balloon-assisted; Deep intubation; Myocardial infarction; Thromboaspiration.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Suction / methods