Mechanical thrombectomy using the angiojet catheter in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction

Efficacy of Rheolytic Thrombectomy in Early Versus Late Myocardial Infarction

“…The AngioJet ® Rheolytic™ thrombectomy catheter (Possis Medical, Minneapolis, MN, USA) results in effective thrombus removal, and it has been shown to be effective for treating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) 3–5 . The AngioJet has also been used successfully to treat acutely occluded lower limb vessels, dialysis grafts, intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, and diseased native coronary vessels and saphenous vein grafts 6,7 …”