title: Fractured Wire in the Left Internal Mammary Artery: A Novel Retrieval Technique.
abstract: Although fractured coronary wires are a rare occurrence, failure to retrieve them successfully puts patients at undue risk. We offer a technique that can be used when traditional retrieval with a Microsnare system is unsuccessful.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Dyal
authors.forename: Abdulla A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Damluji
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rengifo-Moreno
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1400 N.W. 12th Avenue, Suite 1179, Miami, FL 33136 USA. emarchen@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Eduardo J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: de Marchena
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods