It was reported that during a coronary orbital atherectomy procedure, the patient expired.The target lesion was located in the proximal left circumflex artery (lcf).The physician treated the lesion using a csi coronary viperwire guidewire and a csi coronary orbital atherectomy device (oad).The physician completed 2 runs on low speed and 1 run on high speed.Following treatment, the patient developed cardiac arrest.The patient was intubated and a temporary pace maker was placed.The post-atherectomy angiogram revealed a perforation in the left main coronary artery (lmca).A 15x3 stent was placed in the lmca and a 18x2.5 stent was placed in the lcf.Ventricular fibrillation and asystole occurred and the patient status continued to decline.The patient expired on (b)(6) 2014.
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