Expect the Unexpected: Acute and Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis Following Percutaneous Thrombin Injection for Treatment of Femoral Pseudoaneurysm

Yalcin M. U., GÜRSES K. M., KOÇYİĞİT D., YORGUN H., ŞAHİNER M. L.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.30, no.12, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.08.013
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ultrasonographically guided percutaneous thrombin injection is the treatment of choice for iatrogenic femoral pseudoaneurysms, which mostly result from catheterization procedures. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that acute and subacute coronary stent thrombosis after percutaneous thrombin injection has been reported. This method should be reserved for selected patients, and special consideration should be given to patients with a history of recent acute coronary syndrome and stent implantation.