Abstract
We present the first case reported of fracture of a coronary guidewire during thrombectomy of a massive thrombus in a recently occluded coronary bypass graft with the recently developed atherectomy catheter X-Sizer. The thrombus was successfully aspirated without distal embolisation and the guidewire fragment was trapped in the graft after covering ivith a coronary stent. Possible reasons for this unusual complication of X-Sizer are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 263-265 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Invasive Cardiology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 1 May 2004 |
Keywords
- Angioplasty complications
- Guidewire fracture
- Thrombectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
