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http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2010.40.9.475

A Case of Guide Wire Fracture With Remnant Filaments in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery and Aorta  

Hong, Young-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
Lee, Sang-Rok (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
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Korean Circulation Journal / v.40, no.9, 2010 , pp. 475-477 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Percataneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Coronary artery disease;
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