Management of the thrombotic lesion

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-In-Chief: Verun Khanna, M.D.; Anthony Smeglin, M.D.; Brian C. Bigelow, M.D.

Goals of Treatment

Some of the main goals in treating thrombotic lesions include the:

  • Reperfusion of the epicardial artery and the downstream microvasculature
  • Resolution/reduction of thrombus burden
  • Avoidance/minimizing of distal embolization
  • Avoidance/reduction of thrombotic major adverse cardiac events (death, MI, recurrent ischemia, urgent target vessel revascularization (TVR))

Treatment Choices

Pharmacologic Therapy

Mechanical Therapy

  • Aspiration Catheter: (Export, Pronto) is the choice prior to the other interventions listed below
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Bare metal or drug-eluting stent, particularly direct stenting without pre-dilation by conventional balloon angioplasty
  • Distal Protection: (Percusurge guardwire, Triactive, Spider wire, Proxis), particularly in saphenous vein grafts
  • Transluminal Extraction Catheter (TEC)
  • Rheolytic Thrombectomy (Possis Angiojet)

Advantages of Each Choice

  • Aspirin is a conventional therapy that reduces ischemic complications after PCI.
  • GP IIb/IIIa antagonists are used adjunctively to treat and prevent thrombus formation and decreases ischemic complications post-PCI in patients with angiographic evidence of or suspected thrombus. In patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI, GP IIb/IIIa antagonists have been shown to reduce mortality in meta-analyses. There is an ongoing debate as to the optimal timing of their administration (upstream vs in-lab administration).
  • UFH is a conventionally used thrombin inhibitor that prevents arterial thrombus formation at the site of a vessel wall injury, on catheters, and on equipment during PCI.
  • LMWH: ExTRACT-TIMI 25[1] demonstrated that there were improved clinical outcomes with LMWH in patients with STEMI undergoing fibrinolysis and subsequent PCI.
  • Direct thrombin inhibitors (DTI) may be used as an alternative to heparin and GP IIb/IIIa. The optimal strategy is to pre-load with clopidogrel if a DTI is used, which is the drug of choice in patients with a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
  • Thrombus aspiration is the preferred treatment and has been associated with improved myocardial perfusion and mortality. Care should be exercised in very proximal lesions in the LAD and the circumflex, as the clot may embolize into the other artery.
  • After aspiration, direct stenting is associated with improved rates of recurrent MI in meta-analyses, improved myocardial perfusion, and improved ST segment resolution. Stenting reduces the risk of abrupt closure.
  • Rheolytic thrombectomy with Possis Angiojet was not found to have any benefit in the setting of STEMI in native coronary arteries in the AIMI trial. Infarct sizes were larger and mortality was higher.
  • Distal protection
    • Occlusive (Percusurge guardwire, Triactive) and filter (Filterwire) methods may improve safety and efficacy of PCI in patients with thrombotic lesions in SVG; SAFER study of Percusurge device demonstrated lower rate of death/MI
    • Distal embolic protection has not shown to be efficacious in the setting of STEMI in native coronary arteries with either Percusurge (EMERALD trial[2]) or Filterwire (PROMISE trial[3]).

Making a Selection

Proper management of thrombotic lesions depends on the thrombus size, location, underlying severity of stenosis, clinical stablility, age of thrombus, and candidacy for antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy. The treatment should be stratified according to thrombus burden. Standard therapy includes: ASA, UFH, and a GP IIb/IIIa antagonist with the addition of a thienopyridine as soon as possible after the anatomy is defined.

Consider direct thrombin inhibitors in setting of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Furthermore, avoid GP IIb/IIIa antagonists in patients with a high risk of bleeding complications.

Anticipated Outcomes

The anticipated outcomes include the preservation of viable myocardium and the removal of thrombus, while avoiding distal embolization, no-reflow, and major adverse cardiac events.

Is Treatment Working?

When determining whether the treatment is effective, look for: resolution of thrombus by angiography, TIMI grade 3 flow, TIMI grade 3 myocardial perfusion, and > 70% resolution of ST segment elevation.

When to Change Treatment

If thrombus persists despite aspirin, glycoprotein inhibition, thienopyridine administration, mechanical aspiration, and stenting consider trying intracoronary fibrinolytic administration (2 mg of IC tPA at a time to a total dose of 20 mg. This is off label use of an approved drug.). You should also treat the patient for potential spasm or no-reflow with a calcium channel blocker, adenosine (100 mcg IC) or nitroprusside (100 mcg IC). You should also consider the presence of a dissection in the differential diagnosis.

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  1. White HD, Braunwald E, Murphy SA; et al. (2007). "Enoxaparin vs. unfractionated heparin with fibrinolysis for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in elderly and younger patients: results from ExTRACT-TIMI 25". Eur. Heart J. 28 (9): 1066–71. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm081. PMID 17456482. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Nikolsky E, Stone GW, Lee E; et al. (2009). "Correlations between epicardial flow, microvascular reperfusion, infarct size and clinical outcomes in patients with anterior versus non-anterior myocardial infarction treated with primary or rescue angioplasty: analysis from the EMERALD trial". EuroIntervention. 5 (4): 417–24. PMID 19755327. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. Gick M, Jander N, Bestehorn HP; et al. (2005). "Randomized evaluation of the effects of filter-based distal protection on myocardial perfusion and infarct size after primary percutaneous catheter intervention in myocardial infarction with and without ST-segment elevation". Circulation. 112 (10): 1462–9. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.545178. PMID 16129793. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)