Effects of Percutaneous Coronary Thrombectomywith the X-Sizer Catheter on Epicardial Flow and Microvascular Function in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Autor: Mehmet Meriç, Aytac Oncul, Yilmaz Nisanci, Ercüment Yilmaz, Ahmet Kaya Bilge, Fehmi Mercanoglu, Beste Ozben
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 11:461-466
ISSN: 1938-2723
1076-0296
DOI: 10.1177/107602960501100414
Popis: During percutaneous coronary intervention, slow coronary flow and distal embolization are still important problems, especially in cases with intracoronary thrombus. The aim of this study was to learn the effectiveness and early term results of thrombectomy with the X-SIZER catheter system in acute coronary syndrome. Twenty-nine patients (22 [76%] men; 55.9 ± 11.1 years) with acute coronary syndrome and intracoronary thrombus detected in coronary angiography were included into the study. X-sizer thrombectomy was applied to 14 of the patients, and conventional percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was applied to the others. Baseline characteristics were similar in both groups. Mean thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow increased from 0.8 ± 0.9 to 2.4 ± 0.6 in X-sizer-treated patients (p
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