Kotooka Norihiko, Otsuka Yoritaka, Yasuda Satoshi, Morii Isao, Kawamura Atsushi, Miyazaki Shunichi
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.
Jpn Heart J. 2004 Sep;45(5):861-6. doi: 10.1536/jhj.45.861.
In this report, we describe three patients with acute myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism who were successfully treated using a thrombus aspiration device. Thrombus aspiration is shown to be a feasible and effective strategy for the treatment of acute coronary embolism.