Heavily calcified plaques in acutely angulated coronary segment: high risk features of rotablation resulting in Rotawire transection and coronary perforation

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 1:182:112-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.119. Epub 2014 Dec 30.

Authors

Chih-Hung Lai¹, Chieh-Shou Su¹, Chi-Yen Wang¹, Wen-Lieng Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
² Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: wenlieng.lee@gmail.com.

PMID: 25577746
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.119

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Coronary perforation; Rotablation; Rotational atherectomy; Wire fracture; Wire transection.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Atherectomy, Coronary / adverse effects*
Atherectomy, Coronary / instrumentation
Calcinosis / complications
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis / surgery*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels / injuries*
Female
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Postoperative Complications
Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Vascular System Injuries / etiology*