Circumferential balloon rupture and catheter fracture due to entrapment in a calcified coronary stenosis.
We report a case of coronary angioplasty balloon rupture and catheter fracture within a calcified lesion, requiring emergency coronary bypass surgery. The entrapped catheter could not be removed at surgery. This case re-emphasizes the hazards associated with angioplasty of calcified lesions.
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University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030.
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D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004630:Emergencies; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans