Burr entrapment

Clinical Videos

Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr

08/05/2024

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Stentectomy...

08/05/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr

08/05/2024

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.

A 73-year-old man presented with...

08/05/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Burr Entrapment in a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention During Rotational Atherectomy: An Experience With 3195 Cases

10/30/2023

Tsutomu Fujita , MD;

Kazuaki Tanabe , MD, PhD;

Yu Yasuda , MD;

Takuro Sugie , MD;

Akihiro Endo , MD, PhD;

Yusuke Morita , MD, PhD;

Yoshifumi Kashima , MD;

Daitaro Kanno , MD;

Daisuke Hachinohe , MD;

Burr entrapment is a potentially life-threatening complication of rotational atherectomy (RA). However, owing to its infrequency, there have been no major reports on burr entrapment. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence, treatment, and...

Burr entrapment is a potentially...

10/30/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology