Surgical Removal of Guidewire Entrapped Within Stent Struts During Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty
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https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.1253Abstract
There has been a growing trend toward percutaneous coronary angioplasty for complex coronary artery lesions. Stent or guidewire break off or trapping within the coronary artery lumen is a rare complication, but it may have fatal consequences. In such cases, the entrapped device may be removed by either percutaneous route or surgical exploration. Here, we report a patient with guidewire entrapment within the struts of the intracoronary stent during primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty, which necessitated surgical removal and subsequent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Published
2015-06-26
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Oruc, O. A., Aksüt, M., Bakirci, E. M., Ekren, H., & Erkut, B. (2015). Surgical Removal of Guidewire Entrapped Within Stent Struts During Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty. The Heart Surgery Forum, 18(3), E106-E108. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.1253
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