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Puzzle Out Percutaneous Transluminal Mechanical Thrombectomy Scenario
Published on Wed Jan 22, 2020
Question: The cardiologist used fluoroscopic guidance to introduce a catheter through the skin over an arteriovenous graft, which was the dialysis access point. He injected contrast material to visual the circulation throughout the arterial and venous components of the dialysis circuit. He then injected a thrombolytic agent to break down a blood clot that was compromising the dialysis circuit. The [...]