Coronary Guidewire Fracture Into a Radial Artery Loop: A New Complication in the Transradial Era?

Giuseppe Talanas; Roberta Siciliano; Guido Parodi

Coronary Guidewire Fracture Into a Radial Artery Loop: A New Complication in the Transradial Era?

J Invasive Cardiol. 2019 Dec;31(12):E398.

Authors

Giuseppe Talanas¹, Roberta Siciliano, Guido Parodi

Affiliation

¹ Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Unit, Sassari University Hospital, Via De Nicola 14, 07100 Sassari, Italy. [email protected].

PMID: 31786537

Abstract

To date, complete fracture of a coronary wire into a radial artery loop has never been reported. We describe the occurrence of a new complication in the transradial intervention era.

Keywords: coronary guidewire fracture; radial artery loop; snare; wire fragment retrieval.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Catheterization, Peripheral* / adverse effects
Catheterization, Peripheral* / instrumentation
Catheterization, Peripheral* / methods
Coronary Angiography* / adverse effects
Coronary Angiography* / instrumentation
Coronary Angiography* / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
Equipment Failure
Female
Femoral Artery / surgery*
Humans
Intraoperative Complications* / diagnostic imaging
Intraoperative Complications* / etiology
Intraoperative Complications* / surgery
Radial Artery / surgery*
Treatment Outcome