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17985385

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
Acute thrombosis of the pulmonary arteries (PA) can occur during operative or catheter based interventions. This may have serious consequences especially in patients with palliated single ventricle physiology. Traditional therapy for PA thrombosis includes use of local or systemic thrombolytic therapy and surgical thrombectomy. Percutaneous transcatheter mechanical thrombectomy can be broadly divided into three categories based on their mechanisms of action: (a) mechanical fragmentation of the embolus using guide-wires, pigtail catheters, or balloons (flossing technique), (b) extraction using cup or basket devices, or (c) hydrodynamic fragmentation and aspiration of the embolus. Rheolytic thrombectomy using AngioJet system (Possis Medical, Minneapolis, MN) uses hydrodynamic thrombus fragmentation and aspiration technique, and provides an alternative solution in management of acute thrombosis. We report three patients with complex congenital heart disease of single ventricle physiology palliated by cavopulmonary anastomosis or central shunts and PA thrombosis treated with AngioJet system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1522-726X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
237-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Rheolytic mechanical thrombectomy for pulmonary artery thrombus in children with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports