Coronary perforation as a potential complication derived from coronary thrombectomy with the X-Sizer device.
We report a case of coronary perforation after failed atherectomy with a 2 mm X-Sizer catheter in recent totally occluded right coronary artery. The perforation was successfully managed with a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent with satisfactory final angiographic results. Possible predictors of this complication with this new device are discussed.
Interventional Cardiology Department, Medtec, Hospital Meixoeiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. javier.goicolea.ruigomez@sergas.es
Marcelo
M
Sanmartín
Javier
J
Goicolea
Rafael
R
Ruiz-Salmerón
Ramón
R
Mantilla
Juán
J
Sterling
Daniel
D
Meneses
Francisco
F
Calvo
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*