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Coronary thrombectomy by retrieval of an open emboli-protection filter device
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A 46-year-old woman was admitted because of acute inferior myocardial infarction. Her cardiovascular risk factors included smoking and a family history of premature coronary disease. Initial antithrombotic therapy included aspirin 500 mg intravenously, clopidogrel 600 mg orally, and unfractionated heparin 5000 units intravenously. Cardiac catheterisation demonstrated single vessel …