Unintended stent removal during fractured-guidewire removal in emergency angioplasty

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2009 Nov;10(11):885-6. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832d8833.

Abstract

We report a case of removal of fractured guidewire and stent during an emergency angioplasty for an acute coronary syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / therapy*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Device Removal*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Errors*
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome