Balloon Rupture During Coronary Angioplasty
- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Angiology
- Vol. 37 (11) , 828-831
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000331978603701106
Abstract
Out of a total of 1,500 percutaneous coronary angioplasties (PTCA), 55 (3.6%) were associated with balloon rupture. Lesion calcification was noticed in 7 of these 55 patients (12.7%). Balloon rupture occurred at a mean pressure of 10.7 atmospheres. All balloons were retrieved without difficulty. Intimal tears were noted in 18 (32.7%) cases. Three patients required bypass surgery. In 29 patients restudied angiographically, the restenosis rate was 38%. Balloon rupture during PTCA does not seem to be associated with detrimen tal consequences.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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