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In the arms, balloon thrombectomy is an effective treatment for thromboemboli as well.

Doctors also may opt for another type of thrombolysis called mechanical thrombectomy.

Balloon thrombectomy using a Fogarty catheter may also be used.

There are also surgical procedures for removal of a thrombus (thrombectomy).

It usually involves removal of thrombi (blood clots), and is then referred to as thrombectomy.

Anticoagulation alone is suggested over thrombectomy.

Direct thrombolysis and thrombectomy in pulmonary embolism.

In extensive superficial thrombophlebitis, consideration should be given to anti-coagulation, thrombectomy or sclerotherapy of the involved vein.

Coronary thrombectomy involves the removal of a thrombus (blood clot) from the coronary arteries.

Strokes caused by blood clots can be treated by intra-arterial thrombolysis or by mechanical thrombectomy.

This may done using a drug put directly into the clot, through a catheter, or by a thrombectomy (the use of a device inserted into the vein).

In the legs, below the inguinal ligament, percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy is a rapid and effective way of removing thromboembolic occlusions.

Surgical management of acute pulmonary embolism (pulmonary thrombectomy) is uncommon and has largely been abandoned because of poor long-term outcomes.

In thoracic surgery, a pulmonary thrombectomy, is an emergency procedure that removes clotted blood (thrombus) from the pulmonary arteries.

Definitive therapy is aimed at removing the blockage by breaking the clot, thrombolysis, or by removing it mechanically, thrombectomy.

Improved outcome with AngioJet thrombectomy during primary stenting in acute myocardial infarction patients with high-grade thrombus.

In 2008, Medrad acquired Possis Medical Inc., a provider of mechanical thrombectomy devices used to treat narrowed or blocked arteries and veins.

If the patient has extensive thrombosis, it may be appropriate to consider pharmacologic and/or mechanical (also known as pharmacomechanical) thrombectomy to decrease the incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome.

Mechanical thrombectomies can be surgical (surgical thrombectomy) or percutaneous (percutaneous thrombectomy).

Severe cases may require thrombolysis with drugs such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or may require surgical intervention via pulmonary thrombectomy.

Cardiovascular procedures requiring catheterization include diagnostic procedures that help diagnose diseased blood vessels and interventional procedures such as angioplasty, the placement of a stent and coronary thrombectomy.

Indeed, analysis of debris retrieved by the balloon occlusion thrombectomy device in the SAFE trial device found that 80% of the particulate matter was less than 100 microns in diameter.

In patients with a documented thrombus in the SVC, treatment may include thrombectomy, with or without tissue plasminogen activator or other thrombolytic agents such as streptokinase or urokinase.

The sudden disruption of blood flow to an arm or a leg due to arterial occlusion by a blood clot or other debris, potentially treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy.

F.A.S.T. (Facilitated Aspiration/Suction Thrombectomy), Genesis Medical Interventional Inc. (Redwood City, CA)