Tough balloon with a vulnerable shaft: an unexpected device failure

J Invasive Cardiol. 2024 May;36(5). doi: 10.25270/jic/23.00294.

Abstract

A 73-year-old man, with a previous long drug-eluting stent (DES) from the mid-portion of the left main stem artery (LMS) to proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD), underwent elective coronary angiogram due to worsening anginal symptoms and an abnormal myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) showing ischemia in the LAD territory.

Keywords: OPN balloon; device failure; high pressure; intravascular lithotripsy; underexpansion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / instrumentation
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / methods
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon