Crossing failure in PTCA: mind the deflated balloon profile!
An attempt to reposition an Integra PTCA balloon-on-a-wire failed although the whole stenosed segment could be crossed before inflation. After careful removal the device showed a grossly altered shape. Deflated balloon profiles, quite different from the initial shape, can determine the outcome both in dissections and in multilesion cases.
Hoorntje
J C
JC
Department of Cardiology, Hospital De Weezenlanden Zwolle, The Netherlands.
de Boer
M J
MJ
Zijlstra
F
F
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography