A two-case series of entrapment of a ruptured balloon in the coronary artery: Avoidable complications and nonsurgical management
The entrapment of a ruptured catheter balloon during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is rare, but it can lead to life-threatening complications, such as myocardial infarction (MI) and lethal arrhythmias. Ruptured balloon entrapment usually occurs in either tortuous, calcified, or angulated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613001757 |