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Rescue Use of Tirofiban for Acute Carotid In-Stent Thrombosis

Carotid artery stenting is widely performed for extracranial carotid artery stenosis. In-stent thrombosis is a rare but potentially devastating complication. We present a case of acute in-stent thrombosis immediately following stent insertion and post-balloon dilatation in a 64-year-old male. Thromb...

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Autores principales: Seo, Kwon Duk, Lee, Kee Oog, Kim, Dong Joon, Lee, Kyung-Yul
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2615275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18306485
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2008.49.1.163
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Sumario:Carotid artery stenting is widely performed for extracranial carotid artery stenosis. In-stent thrombosis is a rare but potentially devastating complication. We present a case of acute in-stent thrombosis immediately following stent insertion and post-balloon dilatation in a 64-year-old male. Thrombosis was successfully treated by intravenous tirofiban, a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor.