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Abstract
A patient undergoing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of a critical proximal stenosis of his anterior descending coronary artery died as a result of coronary air embolism from a defective dilatation catheter. The probable mechanism responsible for this lethal complication is discussed. Simple precautions are described that will prevent its future occurrence.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2936458 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810110606
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn ISSN: 0098-6569