Transcutaneous Puncture of an Undeflatable Coronary Angioplasty Balloon Catheter

This case report describes a quick and safe method to successfully retrieve an undeflatable angioplasty balloon via the transradial access site. The article also presents potential mechanisms of contrast media entrapment and bench tests of guidewire-assisted balloon puncture. After successful stent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gregor Leibundgut, Christian Degen, Florian Riede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6252809