Successful Retrieval of a Fractured Intravascular Ultrasound Catheter Tip Following Rotational Atherectomy Treatment
Mengzhang Wu1, Zhenzhen Ding1, Qing Qin2
1Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
JACC. Case Reports
|May 23, 2025
Abstract:
Detachment and fracture of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheters is an infrequent complication during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This report describes the successful retrieval of a fractured IVUS catheter tip from the left anterior descending artery (LAD) using the guidewire braiding technique after rotational atherectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of rotational atherectomy being used when the protective sheath of the IVUS catheter is left in the coronary artery.


