title: Fatal subacute stent thrombosis induced by guidewire fracture with retained filaments in the coronary artery.
abstract: During percutaneous coronary intervention, guidewire fractures are very exceptionally encountered in medical practice, but can cause fatal complications such as intracoronary thrombus formation, embolization and perforation. Removal of the remnant segments of guidewire is important for the prognosis. There are several methods being recommended for the treatment of fractured guidewire remnants. However, the best treatment of remnant guidewire filament is still unclear. Herein, we present a case where we did not completely remove remnant guidewire filaments that caused fatal coronary thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Jin
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Kyun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Bo-Min
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Pil-Sang
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Kie
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Hun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Doo-Il
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Complications; Percutaneous; Stents; Thrombosis