Thrombolytic therapy

Case Report

Anteroseptal Myocardial Infarction and Claudication as Manifestations of an Acute Extensive Aortic Dissection: A Case Report

04/19/2021

Erik E. Sanchez, MD¹; Carlos A. Areán Martnez, MD²; Alfonso M. Ortiz, MD³

¹Internal Medicine; ²Interventional Cardiology Department; ³Diagnostic Imaging Department, Hospital “General Dr. Miguel Silva”, Morelia, Michoacán, México

Erik E. Sanchez, MD1; Carlos A. Areán...

A 50-year-old man with a medical history of active smoking and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus was admitted to the ED complaining of sudden acute chest and left groin pain lasting 1 hour.

A 50-year-old man with a medical...

04/19/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Unique Successful Thrombolytic Therapy in Saphenous Vein Graft

06/07/2017

Joseph Ibrahim¹, MSII, Vatsal Bhatt¹, MSIII, Pratik Patel², MD
¹Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey;
²Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Joseph Ibrahim1, MSII, Vatsal Bhatt1,...

In this case report, we present a unique case of a saphenous vein graft (SVG) to obtuse marginal I (OM1) occlusion that was successfully treated with an alternative thrombolytic intervention followed by aspiration.

In this case report, we present...

06/07/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis: An Optimal Solution for Undertreated Patients With Intermediate-Risk PE

12/07/2015

Tod C. Engelhardt, MD, FACS, Vascular & Vein Institute, East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana

Tod C. Engelhardt, MD, FACS, Vascular...

For a large majority of patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE), the usual standard of care of anticoagulation alone falls far short of saving lives and avoiding long-term sequelae, such as chronic thromboembolic...

For a large majority of patients...

12/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Rheolytic Thrombectomy After Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement to Treat Caval Thrombosis

09/07/2011

Jon C. George, MD

Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus, is a frequent occurrence in clinical medicine. Current treatment options for VTE include long-term anticoagulation, thrombolytic therapy, surgical...

Venous thromboembolic disease...

09/07/2011

Vascular Disease Management