Pinhole balloon rupture during coronary angioplasty causing rupture of the coronary artery
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
- Vol. 19 (2) , 91-92
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.1810190206
Abstract
We report a case of pinhole balloon rupture during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty using one of the newer catheters. Pinhole balloon rupture resulted in rupture and occlusion of the vessel being dilated.Keywords
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