Visualized plaque debris as a cause of distal embolization after percutaneous coronary intervention in patient with unstable angina

Shunta Sakai; Kyoichi Mizuno; Masato Tomimura; Jun Tanabe; Koji Seimiya; Masamichi Takano; Shinya Yokoyama; Takayoshi Ohba; Ryota Uemura

doi:10.1002/ccd.10070

Visualized plaque debris as a cause of distal embolization after percutaneous coronary intervention in patient with unstable angina

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2002 Jan;55(1):113-7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10070.

Authors

Shunta Sakai¹, Kyoichi Mizuno, Masato Tomimura, Jun Tanabe, Koji Seimiya, Masamichi Takano, Shinya Yokoyama, Takayoshi Ohba, Ryota Uemura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Imba-gun, Chiba, Japan.

PMID: 11793507
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10070

Abstract

Procedural complications of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for unstable angina are higher than for stable angina. We report a case in which coronary angioscopy proved the dislodgment of a large plaque fragment after Cutting Balloon angioplasty and confirmed our suspicion that plaque fragmentation can cause distal embolization.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angina, Unstable / complications
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
Angioscopy*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / complications
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Coronary Vessels*
Heart Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Diseases / etiology*
Humans
Male
Stents
Thrombosis / diagnosis
Thrombosis / etiology*