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Devastating Consequences of a Jailed Knuckled Wire in CTO PCI of an Anomalous RCA

A knuckled tip of a jailed guidewire may lead to distortion of the main branch stent when pulled back after balloon dilatation of the side branch ostium. The distorted stent can be crushed to the side of the vessel as a bail-out intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Karagöz, Ahmet, Kiliç, Doğu, Göktekin, Ömer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.082
Descripción
Sumario:A knuckled tip of a jailed guidewire may lead to distortion of the main branch stent when pulled back after balloon dilatation of the side branch ostium. The distorted stent can be crushed to the side of the vessel as a bail-out intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)