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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Aspiration thrombectomy: safe removal of thrombi too big to aspirate.

Lucas Chacon, Mark Sheldon, Tanawan Riangwiwat, James Blankenship

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lucas ChaconCardiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Mark SheldonCardiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA masheldon@salud.unm.edu.
Tanawan RiangwiwatCardiology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Quebec, USA.
James BlankenshipCardiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
University of New Mexico · USGeisinger Health System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aspiration thrombectomy has been associated with an increased risk of stroke, and its routine use is not recommended. Ill-defined procedural techniques for aspiration thrombectomy may provide an explanation for inconsistent outcomes and adverse event rates in trials. Large thrombi can plug the aspiration port of the aspiration catheter and then be dislodged into the central circulation when they are retracted into the guide catheter, or when the aspiration catheter is removed from the Tuohy connector. We report a case of thrombus aspiration where a large distal thrombus was aspirated into the mouth of the aspiration catheter, held there with suction as it was removed and delivered outside the body without being dislodged. We offer several tips for safe removal of coronary thrombi too big to aspirate.

Indexed as

Coronary ThrombosisStrokeCathetersHumansThrombectomyTreatment OutcomeCardiovascular medicineInterventional cardiologyIschaemic heart disease

Identifiers

PMID37156566
PMCPMC10173972
OpenAlexW4375861181

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