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Lost guidewire retrieved by trapping guide extension catheter technique
15 Feb 2019
Herein we have presented a retrieval method involving a guide extension catheter together with balloon jailing of the fractured wire segment for retrieval.
Coronary wire loss: part of free wire, in situ - free intracoronary fractured wire segment
13 Feb 2019
Want to learn how to deal with complications arising from a free wire lost in situ, a free intracoronary fractured wire segment – or avoid this situation in the first place? This section will tell you how…
Coronary wire loss: part of jailed wire behind stent struts confined to the coronary artery (free wire distal to the stent)
13 Feb 2019
How do you manage a guidewire loss when part of the jailed wire is behind the stent struts in the coronary artery or the free wire is seen to be distal to the stent? Learn how to deal with this complication here…
Emergency management - Type III
29 Jan 2019
Consult the Type III emergency management on an active jet extravasation during a coronary perforation procedure, this is the most serious perforation type and expedient management is crucial in order to preserve life.
References in coronary guidewire loss
16 Jan 2019
Consult the references associated to the clinical research and case reports in coronary guidewire loss complications.
Coronary entrapped deflated balloon during PCI
16 Jan 2019
Entrapment of a balloon while rare can occur! Discover step-by-step the tools and techniques that could allow for their successful management here...
Coronary balloon fracture: balloon dysfunction (undeflatable balloon)
15 Jan 2019
Have you ever faced balloon dysfunction, an undeflatable stent balloon? Did you even know it can occur? Learn how to deal with this complication here…
Coronary balloon shaft fracture
15 Jan 2019
While rare, balloon shaft fracture can occur – and whether it happens in or outside the guiding catheter, this section will show you how to deal with this challenging complication!
Snare technique in the event of wire loss: Trifold
04 Jan 2019
When retrieving a lost guidewire, the snare technique is feasible with a trifold snare only and it is easier when the fragment is located proximally in a large vessel.
Lost guidewire retrieved by multiwire technique
04 Jan 2019
Guidewire loss during PCI is explained here with the multiwire retrieval technique. Retrieval techniques are technically challenging and evidence for their success is limited.
