Myocardial infarction due to intracoronary embolization of percutaneous coronary intervention packaging |
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| Authors: | Andrew W. Ertel MD Adhir R. Shroff MD MPH FACC FSCAI Mladen I. Vidovich MD FACC FSCAI |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiology, Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois |
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| Abstract: | Intracoronary device loss is occasionally encountered and removal is commonly performed at the time of the procedure. We report a case of removal of a retained coronary balloon protective plastic tubing inadvertently left in the coronary artery for a month and associated with myocardial infarction. Optical coherence tomography was used to visualize the foreign body prior to removal with a snare. To our knowledge this is the first report of a removal of disposable packaging equipment after prolonged intracoronary dwell time. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | foreign body myocardial infarction percutaneous coronary intervention |
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