Intracoronary guidewire emboli: a unique complication and retrieval of the wire

Sabri Demircan; Mustafa Yazici; Kenan Durna; Erdogan Yasar

doi:10.1016/j.carrev.2007.11.003

Intracoronary guidewire emboli: a unique complication and retrieval of the wire

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2008 Oct-Dec;9(4):278-80. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.11.003.

Authors

Sabri Demircan¹, Mustafa Yazici, Kenan Durna, Erdogan Yasar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 18928955
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.11.003

Abstract

The breakdown of the guidewire during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the retention of the broken part inside the coronary or systemic vascular system is a rare complication. With the use of a flexible guidewire, the incidence of these complications has markedly decreased. In this case report, we report the withdrawal of a broken guidewire from the distal coronary during PCI.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
Coronary Angiography / instrumentation
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Device Removal*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Radiography, Interventional / adverse effects*
Radiography, Interventional / instrumentation
Stents
Treatment Outcome