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case_images: Coronary angiography. a. Right anterior oblique and caudal view. b. Left anterior oblique and cranial view. A stent thrombosis is visible (arrowheads) in the in-stent segment of the proximal left anterior descending artery
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case_images: She immediately received 5,000 units of unfractionated heparin in a single bolus, followed by another 5,000 units bolus in the catheterization laboratory, before undergoing emergent coronary angiography, which revealed the presence of stent thrombosis (ST) and TIMI 2 distal flow in the pLAD artery (Fig. 1).
case_images: Intravascular ultrasound. Fibrous thrombi are visible in the in-stent segment of the pLAD artery
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case_images: An intravascular ultrasound study showed an in-stent fibrous thrombus in the pLAD artery (Fig. 2).
case_images: Aspirated thrombi. a. Several large thrombi (arrow) were aspirated during PCI and preserved in physiologic saline inside the aspiration device. b. Extracted thrombi on a Petri dish
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case_images: After each aspiration of the thrombus with a special catheter, a large, red thrombus reappeared, requiring 10 consecutive aspirations over 45 min (Fig. 3).