Thrombus

Case Study

A Remarkable Finding Complicating Pericardiocentesis

07/09/2017

Right ventricular perforation during emergent pericardiocentesis is an unfortunate but known complication of the procedure. However, right ventricular perforation with resultant endocardial and epicardial thrombi has never been described as a...

Right ventricular perforation...

07/09/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical News

News: Small Molecule Prevents Blood Clots Without Increasing Bleeding Risk

06/06/2017

The findings could lead to new medications that stave off heart attacks and strokes without harmful side effects, like excessive bleeding.

The findings could lead to new...

06/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

First-in-man Percutaneous LAA Closure With an Amplatzer Amulet and TriGuard Embolic Protection Device in a Patient With LAA Thrombus

03/30/2017

Francesca Del Furia , MD;

Francesco Giannini , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

Antonio Mangieri , MD;

Damiano Regazzoli , MD;

Richard J. Jabbour , MD;

We report on first-in-man percutaneous LAA closure with the Amplatzer Amulet device in the presence of LAA thrombus using the TriGuard EPD as a cerebral protection device.

We report on first-in-man...

03/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Not All That Blurs is Clot: An Unusual But Not Infrequent Cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome

03/30/2017

Andres Iniguez-Romo , MD, PhD;

Victor Alfonso Jimenez-Diaz , MD, MPH;

Etelberto Hernández Hernández , MD;

Jorge Alberto Vitela Rodríguez , MD;

Jorge Andrade Pacheco , MD;

Jose Antonio Baz-Alonso , MD;

Antonio De-Miguel-Castro , MD;

Guillermo Bastos-Fernandez , MD;

Alberto Ortiz-Saez , MD;

Saleta Fernandez-Barbeira , MD;

One of the most frequent causes of acute coronary syndromes in patients with previous PCI is stent thrombosis. Intracoronary loss of unexpanded stents is rather an infrequent but serious complication that can trigger an acute cardiovascular...

One of the most frequent causes...

03/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Thrombus Troubles During STEMI

01/11/2017

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

The management of a patient with a large intracoronary thrombus during ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has remained troublesome and controversial.

The management of a patient with...

01/11/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Images

Closure of Left Atrial Appendage With Persistent Distal Thrombus Using an Amplatzer Amulet Occluder

08/31/2016

Mathias Lange , MD;

Helmut Bultel ;

Heinrich Weglage , MD;

Patrick Loffeld , MD;

Thomas Wichter , MD;

A 73-year-old patient with permanent atrial fibrillation presented for LAA occlusion. This image series illustrates a “no touch” technique that was used to ensure successful implantation of an Amplatzer Amulet LAA occlusion device without the...

A 73-year-old patient with...

08/31/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Review

An Algorithm-Based Approach to Optimize Endovascular Outcomes of Complex Infrainguinal Peripheral Arterial Disease

05/22/2016

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

This manuscript evaluates current data on endovascular therapy for complex infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease and proposes an algorithm-based guideline to address the management of various lesion morphologies.

This manuscript evaluates...

05/22/2016

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Rheolytic Thrombectomy for Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

05/15/2016

Giulia Cantini , MD;

Guido Parodi , MD, PhD;

Ruben Vergara , MD;

Renato Valenti , MD;

Letizia Giurlani , MD;

Angela Migliorini , MD;

Marco Marrani , MD;

David Antoniucci , MD;

We sought to investigate the prognostic impact of rheolytic thrombectomy in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.

We sought to investigate the...

05/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

Outcome of Stenting in the Lower-Extremity Venous Circulation for the Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis

12/31/2010

Mohsen Sharifi, MD

Venous stents are being increasingly used as an effective tool during percutaneous endovenous intervention in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis. There is a paucity of data on the rate of in-stent restenosis, stent thrombosis and other...

Venous stents are being...

12/31/2010

Vascular Disease Management

New Techniques

The CIS Power-Pulse Spray Technique

09/05/2008

David E. Allie , MD;

Chris J. Hebert , RRT, RCIS;

Craig M. Walker , MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, FCCP;

Thrombus is now accepted as playing a key role in patients with acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, acute coronary syndromes, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, and acute limb ischemia.

Thrombus is now accepted as...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management