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Fully Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair with Percutaneous Cannulation of Groin Vessels
Published on: May 26, 2023
Successful percutaneous removal of broken mitral valvuloplasty coiled tip guidewire
Shivananda Patil1, Ashish Agarwal, Rangaraj Ramalingam
1Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Jayanagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore, 560069, India.
Abstract:
Complications related to hardware malfunction during balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) are rarely met in catheterization laboratory. However, the consequences can be grave including death. We report an extremely rare complication of fracture of BMV coiled tip guidewire, which was successfully retrieved percutaneously with a relatively simple technique. Finally the procedure was completed without any complication.
