It was reported that during a coronary orbital atherectomy procedure, a perforation occurred while using a csi orbital atherectomy device (oad).The target lesion was 90% stenotic and was located in the left anterior descending (lad) artery.An impella ventricular assist device was utilized during the procedure and inserted prior to atherectomy.The physician used a crossing guide wire to access the lesion and then exchanged for a csi viperwire guide wire.The oad was loaded onto the wire and advanced to the site of the lesion.The physician performed two runs at low speed for 15 seconds each run.The physician then performed one run at high speed for 10 seconds.Post-atherectomy angiography revealed a perforation.The physician performed balloon angioplasty and stent deployment to resolve the perforation.The patient was stable, but upon removing the impella device, the patient decompensated.The physician re-inserted the impella device, but the patient continued to go into ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.After three hours of emergency measures, the patient expired.Additional information has been requested, but none has yet been received.
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