Visualized plaque debris as a cause of distal embolization after percutaneous coronary intervention in patient with unstable angina | Zendy

Sakai Shunta | Zendy; Mizuno Kyoichi | Zendy; Tomimura Masato | Zendy; Tanabe Jun | Zendy; Seimiya Koji | Zendy; Takano Masamichi | Zendy; Yokoyama Shinya | Zendy; Ohba Takayoshi | Zendy; Uemura Ryota | Zendy

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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.

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