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A case of guide wire fracture with remnant filaments in the left anterior descending coronary artery and aorta

  • Young Min Hong
  • , Sang Rok Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)475-477
Number of pages3
JournalKorean Circulation Journal
Volume40
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010.09

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • Coronary artery disease
  • Percataneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine

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