Rescue in situ thrombolysis for acute coronary thromboembolism in an angiographically normal coronary artery

Authors

• Walid M. Hassan, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases (MBC-16), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel/Fax. +966 (1) 4427482. E-mail: hassanw{at}kfshrc.edu.sa
• Vijayaraghavan Nambiar, Departments of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Waleed A. Al-Habeeb, Department of Internal Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Nathem S. Akhras, Department of Pharmacy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Coronary thromboembolism in an angiographically normal coronary artery is extremely uncommon. There are few instances where normal coronary arteries have been documented just prior to an episode of acute thromboembolic insult. We now report such a case of acute coronary thromboembolism in a patient with widely patent coronary vessels documented just prior to the event during preoperative screening angiogram with successful in situ revascularization.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

2007

Last Page

2009

Recommended Citation

Hassan, Walid M.; Nambiar, Vijayaraghavan; Al-Habeeb, Waleed A.; and Akhras, Nathem S. (2004) "Rescue in situ thrombolysis for acute coronary thromboembolism in an angiographically normal coronary artery," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 25: Iss. 12, Article 45.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2745