Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Feb 2012
Case ReportsVery late thrombosis in a bare metal stent: mechanistic analysis from optical coherence tomography.
Recent publications have emphasized the concept that restenosis of a bare metal stent (BMS) is not as clinically benign as previously believed. We present a case of very late stent thrombosis 9 years after implantation of a BMS is described. ⋯ These findings suggest that the formation and progression of a neoatheroma over a previously healed intrastent vascular intima may represent a "new" mechanism for stent thrombosis. Evidence from the current case supports this hypothesis.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Feb 2012
Case ReportsVacuum thrombectomy of large right atrial thrombus.
We report a novel technique for percutaneous removal of the right heart thrombi using a suction cannula. This method allowed complete en bloc removal of the right atrial thrombus avoiding surgical procedure in a high risk patient.