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Int J Angiol 2013; 22(03): 185-188
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1347897
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Retrieval of Broken Export Catheter during Primary Angioplasty

Vimal Mehta
1   Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, India
,
Bhagya Narayan Pandit
1   Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, India
,
Vijay Trehan
1   Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, India
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02 July 2013 (online)

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Abstract

Broken catheter fragments in a coronary artery during percutaneous coronary interventions although uncommon can potentially result in life-threatening consequences from the attended embolization, thrombus formation, and perforation. We report an unusual complication of a broken export catheter during primary angioplasty, which was successfully managed by inflated balloon-mediated retrieval technique.

Keywords

export catheter - primary angioplasty - retrieval
 

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