title: Unintended stent removal during fractured-guidewire removal in emergency angioplasty.
abstract: We report a case of removal of fractured guidewire and stent during an emergency angioplasty for an acute coronary syndrome.
authors: Divisione di cardiologia, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rivoli, Italy. gagnora@libero.it
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Gagnor
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Tomassini
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Infantino
authors: Ferdinando
authors: F
authors: Varbella
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D020878:Device Removal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome