Entrapment of Unraveled Coronary Guidewire in Right Coronary Artery during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Abstract Along with the increasing number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), rare complications occur more frequently than before. In this case, we represent a patient with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction whom became complicated with entrapment of unraveled coronary guidewire...

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Published inResearch in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 47 - 49
Main Authors Maryam, Mehrpooya, Mohammad, Sadeghian, Mirshafiee, Shayan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2025
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Edition2
Subjects
cardiac surgery
Case Report
guidewire unraveling
Heart attack
percutaneous coronary intervention
snaring
Ticagrelor
Transluminal angioplasty
snaring
guidewire unraveling
percutaneous coronary intervention
Cardiac surgery
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ISSN2251-9572
2251-9580
DOI10.4103/rcm.rcm_77_24

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Summary:Abstract Along with the increasing number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), rare complications occur more frequently than before. In this case, we represent a patient with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction whom became complicated with entrapment of unraveled coronary guidewire during primary PCI and our percutaneous intervention despite previously recommended surgical management in the same situation.
ISSN:2251-9572
2251-9580
DOI:10.4103/rcm.rcm_77_24