Case Report

A Rare Complication Following Coronary Angiography: Intraaortic Guide Wire

10.5222/otd.2015.049

  • Serhat Hüseyin
  • Volkan Yüksel
  • Gülen Sezer Alptekin
  • Suat Canbaz
  • Hasan Sunar

Received Date: 03.01.2014 Accepted Date: 15.01.2015 Eur Arc Med Res 2015;31(1):49-51

Retained guidewire is a rare complication encountered after coronary angiography. However this event requires early intervention because it may cause peripheral embolic events. We present a case that we performed operation for the retained guidewire in the aorta following coronary angiography.

Keywords: guidewire, intraaortic foreign body, coronary angiography, complication