| Literature DB >> 23109758 |
Jayashree Kharge1, Praveen Sreekumar, Kumara Swamy, Ashalatha Bharatha, Raghu Thagachagere Ramegowda, Manjunath Cholenahally Nanjappa.
Abstract
The breakage of a stent-delivery catheter at the shaft is a rare and dangerous complication during coronary intervention. We report a simple balloon technique for the successful retrieval, from within a guiding catheter, of both an unexpanded stent and its delivery system.Keywords: Angioplasty, balloon, coronary/instrumentation; device removal/methods; equipment failure; stents/adverse outcomes
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23109758 PMCID: PMC3461686
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN: 0730-2347