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SUBMITTER: O'Neill L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4289802 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
O'Neill Louisa L Sowbhaga Vinay V Owens Patrick P
BMJ case reports 20150109
This case outlines an unusual complication of coronary intervention, the likely mechanisms leading to this and possible retrieval options. It is the first case to the best of our knowledge reporting this complication. A 78-year-old Caucasian man underwent coronary stenting. During the procedure kinking and subsequent fracture of a non-compliant percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon occurred. Injection of contrast down the guide to opacify the coronary arteries resulted in ...[more]