The tip of the caravel catheter broke off.The catheter had been advanced past the lesion after a balloon and corsair had failed.The catheter was removed ballooning was performed.The second pass with the caravel did not advance as smoothly when dr.Halim went to remove the catheter the main body of the catheter came out but the tip was still in the artery over the wire.The wire was pulled back and the catheter remained attached to the wire.The patient remained hemodynamically stable and there were no adverse reactions.
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