Patient visited the emergency department for ongoing chest pain for 2 hours.Cag was performed and showed total occlusion of the mid-left anterior descending artery.After balloon angioplasty with a conventional compliant balloon, a resolute onyx drug-eluting stent was implanted.However, post-stenting angiography revealed the no-reflow phenomenon.A microcatheter was positioned at the mid lad and abciximab and nitroglycerin were injected through the guiding catheter but failed to improve the timi flow.Then, the physician introduced and positioned a microcatheter (non-mdt) into the middle part of the rca and injected about 8 ml nitroglycerin through the microcatheter after removing the coronary guidewire.The follow-up angiogram revealed improved coronary flow at the proximal to distal coronary artery.Physician carried out several additional nitroglycerin injections through the microcatheter.The final angiogram showed much improved coronary flow without any complications.The patient became asymptomatic and was discharged without complications.Please note that this device resolute onyx is not marketed in the united states; however, it is similar to the united states marketed device resolute integrity.This event is being reported only as a malfunction because of the similar device requirement in 803 which is limited to malfunctions.
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