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Tough Balloon With a Vulnerable Shaft: An Unexpected Device Failure

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, MSc, PhD; Konstantinos Tsakiridis, MD; Polychronis Vazakidis, MD; George Kassimis, MD, PhD; Antonios Ziakas, MD, PhD

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Video. Inflation of the OPN NC Balloon on the cardiac catheterization laboratory table revealed a leakage jet of the 50/50 saline-to-contrast mixture perpendicular to the shaft, suggesting a shaft tear.

 

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