Get Out of Jail: Managing an Entrapped Balloon Using Subintimal Plaque Modification.
JACC Case Rep
; 4(19): 1252-1255, 2022 Oct 05.
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ABSTRACT
Balloon entrapment is a potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. This report describes the use of subintimal plaque modification for the management of entrapped balloons. This technique, commonly done during chronic total occlusion angioplasty, was used successfully to retrieve the balloon. (Level of Difficulty Advanced.).
CAG, coronary angiography; CTO, chronic total occlusion; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA, right coronary artery; TIMI, Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction; complications; entrapment; external subintimal crushing; guidewire; percutaneous coronary intervention; subintimal plaque modification
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