During a procedure, an attempt was made to use one sprinter legend rx ptca balloon catheter to treat a non-tortuous, non-calcified lesion exhibiting 90% stenosis located in a bifurcation of the circumflex artery and obtuse marginal artery branch.
The balloon was prepared according to the standard technique and inserted into the occlusion site.
It was reported that during balloon inflation, a perforation of the balloon catheter was found, and the distal part of the vessel behind the inflated balloon catheter was contrasted.
The patient was reported to be alive with no injury.
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