title: Conservative management of broken guidewire: Case reports.
abstract: Fractures of coronary guidewires during percutaneous coronary intervention within a coronary vessel lumen are a rare but serious complication. There have been several cases reported in the literature, some managed with surgical intervention, others with medical therapy. We present two prospective cases from our center. Both cases were managed successfully with medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Shahid M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Temujin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dinaram
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Marmur
keywords: Coronary angiography; conservative management; entrapped guidewire; fractured guidewire; incarcerated guidewire; retained guidewire