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OBJECTIVE: Acute superior mesenteric artery embolism is a life-threatening disease caused by the abrupt interruption of mesenteric blood circulation, and the prognosis is very poor. Several studies have confirmed the efficacy and safety of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy in acute superior mesenteric artery embolism, however, there are currently no literature reports on the latest percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy device-AcoStream™. In the present report, we summarize a series of cases and share our surgical experiences. METHODS: The clinical data of 10 patients (six men and four women, mean age 77.6 ± 7.4 years) with acute superior mesenteric artery embolism treated by AcoStream™ in our center from December 2022 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. Based on the literature, we summarized the diagnosis, therapy, and surgical experience of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism. RESULTS: Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy was performed for all the patients. The success rate of surgery reached 100% and no perioperative complications occurred. Abdominal pain was significantly relieved and the abdominal signs gradually disappeared in eight patients, while the other two patients still complained of abdominal pain during hospitalization, and eventually, they underwent resection of necrotic bowel. All the patients' symptoms were significantly relieved and they were smoothly discharged from the hospital. CONCLUSIONS: As shown in the present study, percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy using AcoStream™ is minimally invasive, safe, and efficient in the initial stage of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism. We believe that percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy can be a promising alternative in selected cases.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of tirofiban injection in coronary artery occlusion by suction catheter on the opening time of the coronary artery occlusion , the improvement of the blood flow and the incidence of adverse events in 30 days. Methods A total of 97 patients with acute myocardial infarction in recent 4 years were included , whose culprit vessels were subtotal occlusion or total occlusion by angiography and were randomly divided into thrombus aspiration group (group A) and tirofiban injection in occlusion and thrombus aspiration group (group B). The opening time of the coronary artery, the improvement of the blood flow and the incidence of adverse events in 30 days were compared between two groups. Results The opening time of the coronary artery occlusion in group A was shortened when compared with group B but the blood flow arriving TIMI III grade in group B was shorter (P 0.05). Conclusion Direct tirofiban injection in coronary artery occlusion could effectively shorten the opening time of the coronary artery occlusion reduce no-reflow incidence , and improve coronary perfusion but could not decrease the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in 30 days.
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Objective To study the therapeutic effect of the thrombus suction and direct percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for elderly patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STE‐MI) .Methods A total of 124 elderly pa‐tients with acute STE‐MI in our hospital from September 2012 to September 2014 were collected and divided into two groups(under the agreement of patients and family members) ,the experimental group (56 cases) was treated with thrombus suction and direct PCI ,while the control group (68 cases) was only treated with PCI treatment ;the postoperative immediate TIMI flow of coronary artery ,postoperative corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC) ,levels of myoglobin ,cTnT and CK‐MB ,percentage of ST elevation back over 50% ,postoperative 6-month follow‐up situation were observed in the two groups .Results The percentage of postoperative ST segment elevation drop>50% at postoperative 1 h in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P0 .05);the percentage of LVEF>50% in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P50% in the two groups had statistical differ‐ence between before and after operation(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Clinical curative effect of thrombus suction and direct PCI for eld‐erly patients with acute STE‐MI is superior to simple direct PCI treatment .
