title: Gelfoam embolization of a distal coronary artery guidewire perforation.
abstract: A guidewire-induced distal coronary artery perforation presenting with cardiac tamponade was occluded by distal Gelfoam embolization via an infusion catheter. This extends the treatment options for this rare complication of coronary interventional procedures. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:214-217, 2000.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ormiston
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wattie
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hammett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002932:Cineangiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics