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Gelfoam embolization of a distal coronary artery guidewire perforation
Author(s) -
Dixon Simon R.,
Webster Mark W.I.,
Ormiston John A.,
Wattie W. John,
Hammett Chris J.K.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200002)49:2<214::aid-ccd23>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , embolization , perforation , cardiac tamponade , complication , tamponade , catheter , interventional cardiology , surgery , radiology , artery , cardiology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
A guidewire‐induced distal coronary artery perforation presenting with cardiac tamponade was occluded by distal Gelfoam embolization via an infusion catheter. This extends the treatment options for this rare complication of coronary interventional procedures. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:214–217, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.