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Case Review
Silk Suture Embolization for Sealing Distal Coronary Artery Perforation: Report of Two Cases
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Cardiovascular Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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Cardiovascular Department, Daqing People's Hospital, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, China
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2015, 16(2), 165–169;
https://doi.org/10.3909/ricm0768
Published: 30 June 2015
Abstract
Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is an infrequent yet potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. We report, for the first time, two cases of successful closure of guidewire-induced distal CAP with silk suture embolization using a microcatheter. This technique appears to be safe, simple, and effective for the treatment of distal guidewire perforations, even in refractory cases.
Keywords
Perforation
Coronary
Guidewire
Silk suture
Complication