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Aspiration thrombectomy for acute foot and hand ischemia
Author(s) -
Higashimori Akihiro,
Kawarada Osami,
Yokoi Yoshiaki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.23106
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , embolus , ischemia , surgery , foot (prosody) , occlusion , radiology , cardiology , myocardial infarction , linguistics , philosophy
Acute thromboembolic occlusion of the arteries of the extremities is a potentially fatal vascular emergency that requires an early diagnosis and rapid restoration of blood flow. Selective thrombolysis or surgical treatment has been used, but such procedures are sometimes difficult because of the advanced clinical stage of the embolus and the high risk of thromboembolysis therapy. Herein, we describe the clinical utility of aspiration thrombectomy for acute foot and hand ischemia. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.