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Coronary guidewire perforation into the left ventricular cavity
A rare complication of coronary angioplasty
verfasst von:
E. Kuon, S. Murad
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Sonderheft 1/2015
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Excerpt
Pericardial effusion after guidewire perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention can lead to life-threatening cardiac tamponade [
1]. Emergency treatment strategies include immediate reversal of anticoagulation, prolonged balloon inflation, implantation of stent grafts, local placement of fibrin glue or microcoils, pericardial drainage, and open-heart surgery [
2]. …