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Sabri Demircan1, Mustafa Yazici, Kenan Durna
1Department of Cardiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey. sabridemircan@yahoo.com
Abstract:
The breakdown of the guidewire during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the retention of the broken part inside the coronary or systemic vascular system is a rare complication. With the use of a flexible guidewire, the incidence of these complications has markedly decreased. In this case report, we report the withdrawal of a broken guidewire from the distal coronary during PCI.
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