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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 97, 467-469, Copyright © 1989 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Rupture of guide wire during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Mechanics and management

PK Ghosh, G Alber, R Schistek and F Unger
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Landeskrankenanstalten, Salziburg, Austria.

Two rare cases of rupture of the guide wire during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are described. Both patients required emergency surgical retrieval of the retained fragments and myocardial revascularization. The possible mechanics of the event and the options in the management are discussed with a review of the literature on this rare complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.




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