Combined use of export catheter and penumbra vacuum thromboaspiration in a challenging case of acute common carotid artery occlusion

A 76-year-old hypertensive man with previous bilateral iliac stenting was admitted in our center for acute stroke with an NIH score of 20 at 6  h from symptoms onset. The common carotid occlusion with a huge thrombus and a very calcified plaque has been successfully recanalyzed with a combination of coronary total occlusion technique, filter-aided coronary manual thrombectomy and Penumbra vacuum thrombectomy systems.
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research