Fracture of cutting balloon microsurgical blade inside coronary artery during angioplasty of tough restenotic lesion: a case report.
We report a rare complication due to fracture of the blade of a cutting balloon in the setting of a tough nondilatable restenotic lesion. This resulted in a mural hematoma as a result of dissection of coronary artery.
Haridas
K K
KK
Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Kochi, India. ammaheart@aimshospital.org
Vijayakumar
M
M
Viveka
Kumar
K
Rajesh
T
T
Mahesh
N K
NK
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D008875:Middle Aged