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Visualized plaque debris as a cause of distal embolization after percutaneous coronary intervention in patient with unstable angina
Author(s) -
Sakai Shunta,
Mizuno Kyoichi,
Tomimura Masato,
Tanabe Jun,
Seimiya Koji,
Takano Masamichi,
Yokoyama Shinya,
Ohba Takayoshi,
Uemura Ryota
Publication year - 2002
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/ccd.10070
Subject(s) - medicine , unstable angina , angioplasty , percutaneous coronary intervention , angina , angioscopy , cardiology , percutaneous , balloon , embolization , radiology , surgery , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction
Procedural complications of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for unstable angina are higher than for stable angina. We report a case in which coronary angioscopy proved the dislodgment of a large plaque fragment after Cutting Balloon angioplasty and confirmed our suspicion that plaque fragmentation can cause distal embolization. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;55:113–117. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.