Greenberg Jeffrey M, Steiner Mark A, Marshall J Jeffrey
Carlyle Fraser Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2002 May;56(1):66-8. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10150.
Renal artery thrombosis or embolus is a rare condition that may lead to hypertension and renal failure. Treatment options in the past have had limited success. We present a case which demonstrates the use of percutaneous rheolytic therapy with the Angiojet atherectomy catheter to treat this condition in the acute setting.
