Percutaneous retrieval of a detached rotational atherectomy burr.

Rotablation (rotational atherectomy) is an acknowledged method of percutaneous treatment of highly calcified coronary artery lesions that cannot be treated with traditional angioplasty. The complexity of the technique and usage of very specific equipment can contribute to the development of uncommon complications. We present a case of percutaneous retrieval of a damaged rotational atherectomy burr in a 74-year-old male patient.

[Complex embolic protection during primary percutaneous coronary intervention].

We describe a case of 61 year-old man with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and with large thrombus in right coronary artery. The patient underwent primary angioplasty with complex embolic protection: pharmacological, thromboaspiration and filter protection device. This triple embolic protection was necessary to evacuate thrombi and successfully restore normal flow in coronary artery.

[Percutaneous removal of a broken central venous catheter from the right atrium].

We report a case of a 32 year-old woman in whom catheter was inserted into a jugular internal vein in order to chronically administer antibiotics intravenously. For the next four years the introducer was kept in place. Due to a persistent cough, the chest X-ray was performed, demonstrating the broken introducer.