CIRCUMFERENTIAL BALLOON RUPTURE AND CATHETER FRACTURE DUE TO ENTRAPMENT IN A CALCIFIED CORONARY STENOSIS

Authors
CARELL ES SCHROTH G ALI A
Citation
Es. Carell et al., CIRCUMFERENTIAL BALLOON RUPTURE AND CATHETER FRACTURE DUE TO ENTRAPMENT IN A CALCIFIED CORONARY STENOSIS, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 32(4), 1994, pp. 346-348
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
346 - 348
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1994)32:4<346:CBRACF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We report a case of coronary angioplasty balloon rupture and catheter fracture within a calcified lesion, requiring emergency coronary bypas s surgery. The entrapped catheter could not be removed at surgery. Thi s case re-emphasizes the hazards associated with angioplasty of calcif ied lesions. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.