- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- List of drugs
- Contributors list
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Informed consent
- Chapter 2 Drugs, sedation, and analgesia
- Chapter 3 Equipment
- Chapter 4 Imaging
- Chapter 5 Arterial access for angiography and intervention
- Chapter 6 Arterial thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy
- Chapter 7 Angioplasty and stenting
- Chapter 8 Methods of arterial closure
- Chapter 9 Stentgrafting
- Chapter 10 Interventional radiology in transplantation
- Chapter 11 Interventional uro-radiology
- Chapter 12 Haemodialysis fistula
- Chapter 13 Hepatobiliary intervention
- Chapter 14 Gastro-intestinal intervention
- Chapter 15 Venous intervention
- Chapter 16 Interventional radiology in management of gynecological disease
- Chapter 17 Embolization techniques
- Chapter 18 Tumour ablation
- Chapter 19 Biopsy and drainage
- Chapter 20 Salivary and lacrimal ducts intervention
- Chapter 21 Foreign body retrieval/repositioning: arterial, venous, soft tissue
- Chapter 22 Musculoskeletal intervention
- Chapter 23 Interventions in the chest
- Index
(p. 109) Arterial thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy
- Chapter:
- (p. 109) Arterial thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199547722.003.0006
Thrombo-aspiration 110
Indication for arterial thrombolysis (AT) or mechanical thrombectomy (AMT) 111
Contraindications to arterial thrombolysis 112
Technique 114
Thrombolytic agents 116
Monitoring during infusion 118
Percutaneous arterial mechanical thrombectomy 120
Complications of arterial thrombectomy 122
It is often possible in relatively acute thrombosis to aspirate a clot using a large sheath or guiding catheter. Aspiration is done using a guiding catheter, i.e. 5F for infra-popliteal or 6–8F for SFA and larger vessels (...
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- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- List of drugs
- Contributors list
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Informed consent
- Chapter 2 Drugs, sedation, and analgesia
- Chapter 3 Equipment
- Chapter 4 Imaging
- Chapter 5 Arterial access for angiography and intervention
- Chapter 6 Arterial thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy
- Chapter 7 Angioplasty and stenting
- Chapter 8 Methods of arterial closure
- Chapter 9 Stentgrafting
- Chapter 10 Interventional radiology in transplantation
- Chapter 11 Interventional uro-radiology
- Chapter 12 Haemodialysis fistula
- Chapter 13 Hepatobiliary intervention
- Chapter 14 Gastro-intestinal intervention
- Chapter 15 Venous intervention
- Chapter 16 Interventional radiology in management of gynecological disease
- Chapter 17 Embolization techniques
- Chapter 18 Tumour ablation
- Chapter 19 Biopsy and drainage
- Chapter 20 Salivary and lacrimal ducts intervention
- Chapter 21 Foreign body retrieval/repositioning: arterial, venous, soft tissue
- Chapter 22 Musculoskeletal intervention
- Chapter 23 Interventions in the chest
- Index