Guiding catheter inner lumen damage during percutaneous coronary intervention

Azriel Osherov; Jamal Jafari; Chaim Yosefy; Enrique Gallego-Colon

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4627

Guiding catheter inner lumen damage during percutaneous coronary intervention

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Aug 16;9(8):e04627. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4627. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Azriel Osherov¹, Jamal Jafari¹, Chaim Yosefy², Enrique Gallego-Colon²

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Cardiology Unit Barzilai Medical Center The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ashkelon Israel.
² Cardiology Department Barzilai University Medical Center Ben-Gurion University Ashkelon Israel.

Abstract

Guiding catheter damage and body wire intermingling are uncommon complications of standard operational procedures. Optimal application of this device includes replacing the small guiding catheter upon excessive resistance during stent insertion.

Keywords: PCI complications; guide catheter; percutaneous coronary intervention; stenting technique.

Publication types

Case Reports