Vacuuming in Crowded Dangerous Spaces: Aspiration of Large Ascending Aortic Thrombus.

Category Primary study
JournalJACC. Case reports
Year 2020
A patient had a stroke caused by a large, pedunculated aortic ascending mass and was deemed at high risk for near-term recurrent stroke. This case illustrates percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy of ascending aortic thrombus with the AngioVac system (Angiodynamics, Latham, New York), with conscious sedation for early stroke detection and with endovascular cerebral embolic protection. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
Epistemonikos ID: 27bd0b16a32e57a92af3dacaf562a3545427cd82
First added on: Apr 21, 2023