Rescue Use of Tirofiban for Acute Carotid In-Stent Thrombosis.
10.3349/ymj.2008.49.1.163
- Author:
Kwon Duk SEO
1
;
Kee Oog LEE
;
Dong Joon KIM
;
Kyung Yul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kylee@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor;
carotid artery stent;
thrombosis
- MeSH:
Acute-Phase Reaction/*drug therapy/*pathology;
Angiography;
Carotid Artery Diseases/*drug therapy/*pathology;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Stents;
Thrombosis/*drug therapy/*pathology;
Tyrosine/*analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2008;49(1):163-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
