[Intracoronary fracture of a guidewire tip in percutaneous coronary angioplasty].
The authors report a case of intracoronary rupture of the tip of a guidewire used for angioplasty. They discuss its mechanism and management. The hazards involved in re-using coronary dilatation material are underlined.
Guenot
O
O
Service de cardiologie, hôpital Boucicaut, Paris.
Donzeau-Gouge
P
P
Desnos
M
M
Cristofini
P
P
Hagege
A
A
Guerot
C
C
D000368:Aged; D000790:Angiocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture
Rupture intracoronaire de l'extrémité d'un guide d'angioplastie coronaire percutanée.