Yuan Xue1,2,3, Lu Dai1,2,3, Wenjian Jiang4,5,6, Hongjia Zhang7,8,9. 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Street, Beijing, 100029, China. 2. Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China. 3. Beijing Lab for Cardiovascular Precision Medicine, Beijing, China. 4. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Street, Beijing, 100029, China. jiangwenjian@ccmu.edu.cn. 5. Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China. jiangwenjian@ccmu.edu.cn. 6. Beijing Lab for Cardiovascular Precision Medicine, Beijing, China. jiangwenjian@ccmu.edu.cn. 7. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Street, Beijing, 100029, China. zhanghongjia722@ccmu.edu.cn. 8. Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China. zhanghongjia722@ccmu.edu.cn. 9. Beijing Lab for Cardiovascular Precision Medicine, Beijing, China. zhanghongjia722@ccmu.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The broken guide wire could get stuck anywhere during coronary artery angiography, but the broken guide wire in the brachial artery is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, we describe our experience with a case of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCABG) concomitant with the retrieval of a broken guide wire stuck in the brachial artery: a 56-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital because of tri-vessel disease and a broken guide wire stuck in the right brachial artery. He received OPCABG concomitant with the retrieval of the broken guide wire stuck in the brachial artery under general anesthesia. The patient was discharged uneventfully, and 12 months follow-up showed an excellent surgical outcome. CONCLUSION: Open surgery is an effective means for treating patients with a guide wire stuck in the brachial artery during percutaneous coronary intervention.
BACKGROUND: The broken guide wire could get stuck anywhere during coronary artery angiography, but the broken guide wire in the brachial artery is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, we describe our experience with a case of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCABG) concomitant with the retrieval of a broken guide wire stuck in the brachial artery: a 56-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital because of tri-vessel disease and a broken guide wire stuck in the right brachial artery. He received OPCABG concomitant with the retrieval of the broken guide wire stuck in the brachial artery under general anesthesia. The patient was discharged uneventfully, and 12 months follow-up showed an excellent surgical outcome. CONCLUSION: Open surgery is an effective means for treating patients with a guide wire stuck in the brachial artery during percutaneous coronary intervention.
Authors: S L Hetherington; Z Adam; R Morley; M A de Belder; J A Hall; D F Muir; A G C Sutton; N Swanson; R A Wright Journal: Heart Date: 2009-07-12 Impact factor: 5.994
Authors: Christian Heiss; Jan Balzer; Till Hauffe; Sandra Hamada; Emilia Stegemann; Thomas Koeppel; Marc W Merx; Tienush Rassaf; Malte Kelm; Thomas Lauer Journal: JACC Cardiovasc Interv Date: 2009-11 Impact factor: 11.195