Devastating Consequences of a Jailed Knuckled Wire in CTO PCI of an Anomalous RCA
A knuckled tip of a jailed guidewire may lead to distortion of the main branch stent when pulled back after balloon dilatation of the side branch ostium. The distorted stent can be crushed to the side of the vessel as a bail-out intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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| Series: | JACC: Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919307004 |