A Case Report of Stuck Thrombus Aspiration Catheter (Thrombuster) in Left Anterior Descending Artery of A 59‐Year‐Old Patient Undergoing PCI for Revascularization

Hardware entrapment during percutaneous coronary intervention is a significant complication necessitating proactive anticipation by interventionists. Here we present a case of a 59-year-old man with a history of stent placement in LAD 1 month back, who now presented with stent thrombosis and acute ST-elevation MI. Percutaneous intervention was done for thrombus aspiration through the previously deployed stent, but the thrombus aspiration device (thrombuster) got stuck in the stent. Despite attempted percutaneous retrieval methods, the device remained inaccessible, leading to emergency surgical device retrieval and simultaneous coronary bypass.