Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Management of an Entrapped Rotablator Burr

Burr entrapment remains a serious complication of rotational atherectomy. This report describes an advanced technique for the management of entrapped atherectomy burrs. Commonly strategies were unsuccessful. A chronic total occlusion angioplasty technique was used successfully: the subintimal dilati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sayah, Neila, Rey, Florian, Nosair, Mohamed, Ly, Hung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8288984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.004
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Sumario:Burr entrapment remains a serious complication of rotational atherectomy. This report describes an advanced technique for the management of entrapped atherectomy burrs. Commonly strategies were unsuccessful. A chronic total occlusion angioplasty technique was used successfully: the subintimal dilation and “external crushing” plaque modification technique. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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