A Case of Guide Wire Fracture With Remnant Filaments in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery and Aorta.
10.4070/kcj.2010.40.9.475
- Author:
Young Min HONG
1
;
Sang Rok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. medorche@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Percataneous transluminal coronary angioplasty;
Coronary artery disease
- MeSH:
Aorta;
Coronary Artery Disease;
Coronary Vessels;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hypogonadism;
Mitochondrial Diseases;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention;
Thrombosis
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2010;40(9):475-477
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Guide wire fractures during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are very rare, but when they do occur they may lead to life-threatening complications, such as embolization, thrombus formation and perforation. In cases when percutaneous retrieval has failed, surgical extraction of the remnant fragments is recommended. We present a case of remnant guide wire filaments that remained in place without complications, over a one-year clinical follow up period.
