Erroneous Rapid Exchange Balloon Inflation During Coronary Angioplasty in a Male Patient in His 70s With Chronic Stable Angina

Shishir K Roul; Avinash Arke; Saurabh Ajit Deshpande

doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.2658

Erroneous Rapid Exchange Balloon Inflation During Coronary Angioplasty in a Male Patient in His 70s With Chronic Stable Angina

JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Oct 1;8(10):996. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.2658.

Authors

Shishir K Roul¹, Avinash Arke¹, Saurabh Ajit Deshpande¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Jagjivan Ram Western Railway Hospital, Mumbai, India.

PMID: 37647059
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.2658

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report discusses an erroneous rapid exchange balloon inflation during coronary angioplasty in a patient who presented with a right coronary artery lesion on angiography.

MeSH terms

Aged
Angina, Stable* / surgery
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / adverse effects
Coronary Disease*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Revascularization