title: Myocardial infarction due to intracoronary embolization of percutaneous coronary intervention packaging.
abstract: Intracoronary device loss is occasionally encountered and removal is commonly performed at the time of the procedure. We report a case of removal of a retained coronary balloon protective plastic tubing inadvertently left in the coronary artery for a month and associated with myocardial infarction. Optical coherence tomography was used to visualize the foreign body prior to removal with a snare. To our knowledge this is the first report of a removal of disposable packaging equipment after prolonged intracoronary dwell time.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois.
authors: Andrew W
authors: AW
authors: Ertel
authors: Adhir R
authors: AR
authors: Shroff
authors: Mladen I
authors: MI
authors: Vidovich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019064:Product Packaging; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: foreign body; myocardial infarction; percutaneous coronary intervention