Twisting wire technique: An effective method to retrieve fractured guide wire fragments from coronary arteries

Soumen Devidutta; Soo Teik Lim

doi:10.1016/j.carrev.2016.01.013

Twisting wire technique: An effective method to retrieve fractured guide wire fragments from coronary arteries

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2016 Jun;17(4):282-6. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2016.01.013. Epub 2016 Mar 21.

Authors

Soumen Devidutta¹, Soo Teik Lim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, Singapore. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, Singapore.

PMID: 27106743
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2016.01.013

Abstract

With the increasing number of complex coronary interventions, there has been an increase in the incidence of device fractures and dislodgements. We report 2 cases of successful retrieval of fractured guide wire fragments from coronary arteries using the twisting wire technique and discuss its advantages and issues.

Keywords: Guide wire fracture; Retrieval of lost device; Twisting wire technique.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Cardiac Catheters*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Coronary Vessels* / diagnostic imaging
Device Removal / methods*
Equipment Failure
Humans
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation*
Treatment Outcome