title: Heavily calcified plaques in acutely angulated coronary segment: high risk features of rotablation resulting in Rotawire transection and coronary perforation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chih-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chieh-Shou
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chi-Yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: wenlieng.lee@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Wen-Lieng
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Coronary perforation; Rotablation; Rotational atherectomy; Wire fracture; Wire transection