title: The Straight Wire Sign: recognizing guidewire exit during percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion.
abstract: Coronary perforation during PCI may be life threatening. Use of stiff wires during instrumentation of totally occluded arteries is a contributing factor. The "Straight Wire" sign presented here was realized from a case of coronary perforation encountered at our cath lab. The identification of this sign in another patient prompted immediate response and avoided further complications.
authors.forename: Morris
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mosseri
authors.forename: Shmuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banai
authors.forename: Refat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jabara
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome