Failure of a balloon to deflate during post dilatation in a coronary artery

✍ Scribed by Takama, Takuro; Ito, Yoshiaki; Ishimori, Hiroshi; Tsukahara, Reiko; Muramatsu, Toshiya

• Book ID: 121551019
• Publisher: Springer Japan
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 599 KB
• Volume: 30
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1868-4300
• DOI: 10.1007/s12928-014-0249-5

✦ Synopsis

Entrapment of nondeflated balloon is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. Sometimes it has hazardous potentials for the patient. We experienced a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) caused by a defective balloon. We reported this experience and simple bailout technique.