Difficult deflation of Probe balloon due to twisting the system.
While using the balloon-on-a wire device, we experienced a case of difficult deflation of the Probe balloon system. Blockage of the balloon system was possibly caused by twisting the system to reach and pass the lesion in the branch of left circumflex coronary artery. The duration of inflation was 20 min, causing prolonged ischemia.
Hamada
Y
Y
Cardiovascular Center, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Matsuda
Y
Y
Takashiba
K
K
Ohno
H
H
Fujii
B
B
Ebihara
H
H
Hyakuna
E
E
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male