| Literature DB >> 18651005 |
Atilla Bitigen1, Emre Gurel, Ali Cevat Tanalp, Soe Moe Aung, Yelda Başaran.
Abstract
A 75-year-old man, with a previous history of myocardial infarction and three-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting, presented with an acute anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The vein graft to the left anterior descending artery was occluded with heavy thrombus burden, and the other grafts were patent. After administering a bolus dose of tirofiban and then undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention without stenting to the left anterior descending artery saphenous vein graft, intracoronary thrombolytic infusion was performed to maintain the patency of the vein graft. The patient was asymptomatic after medical follow-up. This may be an effective treatment option in patients with large thrombus burden and requires further investigation through large-scale trials.Entities:
Keywords: Anterior MI; Aortosaphenous vein graft occlusion; Infarct
Year: 2007 PMID: 18651005 PMCID: PMC2359607
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Clin Cardiol ISSN: 1205-6626