Thrombectomy Articles & Analysis: Older
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A 55-year-old woman from London has become the first patient in the world to benefit from the procedure, called a Vetex Thrombectomy Catheter, and specialists hope i t will become available throughout the NHS. ...
The first-in-human case using the new deep vein thrombosis (DVT) device Vetex thrombectomy catheter (Vetex Medical) has recently been completed in a multicentre study. ...
One vessel developed a pseudoaneurysm after suspected iatrogenic injury during a balloon thrombectomy. No amputations of the HAV implanted limb occurred over the 2-year period, and no HAV infections were reported in approximately 34 patient-years of continuous patient follow-up. ...
Finally, if despite the previous regimens and with proven platelet inhibition, the patient has an unexpected, unexplained early stent thrombosis, once it is resolved (via thrombectomy and/or lysis) the patient will be optimized with an oral anticoagulant on top of the antiplatelet of choice. ...
It's been less than five years since, beginning with MR CLEAN, a series of landmark trials validated the role of clot-removing (thrombectomy) devices that can open up large vessel occlusions in the anterior circulation of patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke. But the field is moving fast. Mechanical thrombectomy devices known as stent retrievers (or ...