Surgical rescue after left anterior descending catheter entrapment causing cardiogenic shock

We present the case of an entrapped balloon catheter in the left anterior descending coronary artery during an elective percutaneous coronary intervention. The patient developed acute myocardial ischaemia and cardiac arrest. Emergency surgical intervention with device retrieval and distal bypass grafting was life-saving.

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Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - January 3, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ventosa-Fernandez, G., Moscoso, B., Cartana, R., Pereda, D. Tags: Molecular biology Adult Cardiac Source Type: research