title: [Intracoronary fracture of a guidewire tip in percutaneous coronary angioplasty].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Boucicaut, Paris.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guenot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Donzeau-Gouge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desnos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cristofini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagege
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerot
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Rupture intracoronaire de l'extrémité d'un guide d'angioplastie coronaire percutanée.