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Myocardial Infarction by Percutaneous Embolization Coil Deployment in a Swine Model
Published on: November 4, 2021
Myocardial infarction due to intracoronary embolization of percutaneous coronary intervention packaging
Andrew W Ertel1, Adhir R Shroff, Mladen I Vidovich
1Division of Cardiology, Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract:
Intracoronary device loss is occasionally encountered and removal is commonly performed at the time of the procedure. We report a case of removal of a retained coronary balloon protective plastic tubing inadvertently left in the coronary artery for a month and associated with myocardial infarction. Optical coherence tomography was used to visualize the foreign body prior to removal with a snare. To our knowledge this is the first report of a removal of disposable packaging equipment after prolonged intracoronary dwell time.
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