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Panagiotis Savvoulidis1, Rodrigo Bagur1, Luiz F Ybarra1
1Complex, High-Risk and Indicated Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalization Program, London Health Sciences Centre, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Abstract:
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is one of the most frequent non-surgical procedures performed worldwide. As any invasive procedure, PCI is accompanied by a low but still important risk of complications. One such very rare complication is when the angioplasty balloon cannot be deflated. We present a case of undeflatable balloon during chronic total occlusion PCI and we report a novel technique for balloon retrieval: using the Excimer light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (Laser) coronary atherectomy device.
