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Case Reports
. 2012 Jul;33(4):345-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00292-012-1588-6.

[Embolization of hydrophilic guide wire coating]

[Article in German]
S Muenst  1 , N Willi, G Cathomas, R V Jeger, S D Soysal, K Glatz
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Case Reports

[Embolization of hydrophilic guide wire coating]

[Article in German]
S Muenst et al. Pathologe. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

The number of interventional cardiovascular procedures has been rising steadily. Such procedures include the intravascular insertion of catheters and guide wires. These devices consist of a metallic core and coil that may be covered by hydrophilic coating to ease crossability and control for challenging lesions. We report two cases where insertion of a ChoICE® PT guide wire into the coronary artery led to embolization of the hydrophilic coating material with occlusion of small intramyocardial arteries.

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