Mechanism and management of burr entrapment: A nightmare of interventional cardiologists
Case 3 was a 69-year-old woman who was admitted due to stable angina. Long calcified LAD with acute angulation at its middle part was observed during PCI. RA was performed using a 1.5 mm burr, which was entrapped after passing the angulated segment during the first run (). Despite all efforts, the burr could not be retrieved successfully and the patient was sent for emergent surgery to retrieve the burr.