title: Surgical retrieval of entrapped coronary angioplasty guidewire from the aorta.
abstract: An entrapped or retained coronary angioplasty guidewire is a rare but serious complication of coronary interventions. A failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty attempt on the left anterior descending artery in a 35-year-old man was complicated by entrapment of the guidewire. Under cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest, the whole length of the entrapped guidewire was retrieved successfully from the left anterior descending artery and the aorta through an aortotomy following revascularization with left internal mammary artery.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, India drtanveerahmad@gmail.com.
authors: Tanveer
authors: T
authors: Ahmad
authors: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors: Satish
authors: S
authors: Chithiraichelvan
authors: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors: Thimmangouda Ayangouda
authors: TA
authors: Patil
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Jawali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Angioplasty; balloon; coronary; coronary disease; coronary vessels; equipment failure