Prevention and management of PCI complications

Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2026 clinical cases submissions

Summary

This session addresses the prevention and management strategies for complications arising during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It presents real-world cases including management of entrapped guidewires, thrombosed aneurysms, catheter kinking, stent retrieval challenges, and complex retrieval scenarios, offering valuable insights into effective complication resolution techniques.

Presentations available when logged in:

  • When the wire won’t come out: successful management of an entrapped and unraveled coronary guidewire
  • Percutaneous management of a giant, thrombosed left anterior descending artery aneurysm
  • When the routine went wrong: a story of a kinked catheter
  • Fishing at the ostium
  • An unexpected site of entrapment during retrieval of a dislodged coronary stent
  • Dislodged coronary stent entrapped within a stent implanted in the left main