PCI complications: device-related issues, perforations and other unexpected events

Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions

Summary

This session focuses on the management of various complications that can occur during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including device-related issues, perforations, and other unexpected events. Attendees will learn from case presentations and discussions on strategies to identify, mitigate, and manage these complications, with a focus on the use of intravascular imaging and specialized techniques.

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Crushing defeat
  • Broken and migrated new bioabsorbable coronary scaffold
  • A stretch too far
  • The aortic prosthesis that practiced shot put
  • Perforated on purpose
  • Dealing with devices that cause heartache during PCI
  • Be careful what you ask for: management of left anterior descending artery perforation
  • A rare complication following cutting balloon angioplasty: views from OCT