A New Technique to Puncture and Remove a PTCA Balloon that Fails to Deflate
Kannan Pasamanickam1, Jeyamalar Rajadurai1, Gim-Hooi Choo2
1Department of Cardiology, Ramsay Sime Darby Medical Center, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
Abstract:
We present the first clinical report and describe the technique of using a modified Heartrail II guiding catheter to successfully puncture and remove a coronary angioplasty balloon that failed to deflate after stent implantation.


