title: Fracture of cutting balloon microsurgical blade inside coronary artery during angioplasty of tough restenotic lesion: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Kochi, India. ammaheart@aimshospital.org
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Haridas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Viveka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mahesh
mesh_terms: 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