Case Report: rescue thrombolysis after failed primary percutaneous coronary intervention in coronary artery ectasia with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
This case is the first to highlight the potential benefit of timely rescue thrombolysis in CAE patients with STEMI when primary PCI fails. It provides useful clinical insight into the management of this high-risk subset of STEMI patients.
Authors
- Jiejun Sun
- Muyun Tang
- Zhujun Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0787-1303)
- Zhenyu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0942-0354)
- Zhiyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8289-2791)
- Ming Yang
- Runfa Tian
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1595445
- Primary Topic
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital