Use of intravascular ultrasound in evaluating repeated balloon rupture during coronary stenting

C Zellner; J P Sweeney; E Ko; K Sudhir; T M Chou

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199701)40:1<52::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-w

Use of intravascular ultrasound in evaluating repeated balloon rupture during coronary stenting

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Jan;40(1):52-4. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199701)40:1<52::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-w.

Authors

C Zellner¹, J P Sweeney, E Ko, K Sudhir, T M Chou

Affiliation

¹ Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0124, USA.

PMID: 8993816
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199701)40:1<52::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-w

Abstract

Balloon rupture during coronary angioplasty is a well-recognized complication of PTCA. Coronary angiography commonly fails to elicit the cause of balloon perforation. We present a case with multiple balloon rupture during additional high-pressure inflations of a Palmaz-Schatz stent where intravascular ultrasound was useful in revealing a calcified lesion protruding through the struts of the stent.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnosis
Coronary Disease / physiopathology
Coronary Disease / therapy*
Equipment Failure
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Stents
Ultrasonography, Interventional*