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A New Technique to Puncture and Remove a PTCA Balloon that Fails to Deflate

Pasamanickam K 1 , Rajadurai J 1 , Choo GH 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Cardiology, Ramsay Sime Darby Medical Center, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Vascular Sentral KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Int J Angiol, 2025 Mar;34(1):60-63.
PMID: 39944147 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715084

Abstract

We present the first clinical report and describe the technique of using a modified Heartrail II guiding catheter to successfully puncture and remove a coronary angioplasty balloon that failed to deflate after stent implantation.

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