Circumferential rupture and entrapment of a balloon-On-a-wire device during coronary angioplasty
β Scribed by Nukta, Emad ;Meier, Bernhard ;Urban, Philip ;Muller, Thierry
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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β¦ Synopsis
While attempting to dilate a distal lesion in a right coronary artery, using a balloonon-a-wire catheter, circumferential balloon rupture occurred with temporary entrapment of the balloon in the stenosis. The balloon was retrieved, and the dilatation completed, using an over-the-wire balloon catheter.
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