Successful Retrieval of Entrapped Gaia Guidewire in Calcified Chronic Total Occlusion Using Rotational Atherectomy Device.

We report a novel technique for retrieving an entrapped Gaia guidewires in severely calcified coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) using a rotational atherectomy device. By successfully cutting the entrapped and untangled guidewire within the CTO with the use of a rotational atherectomy device, we could effectively remove the Gaia guidewire from the right coronary artery. PMID: 29743412 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29743412?dopt=Abstract

Source: International Heart Journal - May 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research

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