Identification of fragmented balloon materials in coronary arteries by optical coherence tomography

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jun;7(6):e65-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.10.026.

Authors

Naveed A Adoni¹, Grace W Huang¹, Umamahesh C Rangasetty¹, Syed Gilani¹, Ken Fujise²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Ranch, Galveston, Texas.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Ranch, Galveston, Texas. Electronic address: Ken.Fujise@utmb.edu.

PMID: 24947730
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.10.026

No abstract available

Keywords: angina; drug-eluting stent; left main coronary artery; optical coherence tomography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
Coronary Restenosis / diagnosis*
Coronary Restenosis / etiology
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug-Eluting Stents
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*
Treatment Failure