2021 Fellows Courses

Device Entrapment: How to Get Unstuck

Presenter

Kathleen Kearney, M.D., FSCAI, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Kathleen Kearney, M.D., FSCAI, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify which devices can get lost or entrapped and how to prevent this complication.
  2. Identify when devices should be retrieved and when should they be left in place.
  3. Retrieve stents (small balloon, multiple wire technique, snares, etc), make and use a snare.
Keywords: Complex and High-risk Coronary Intervention (CHIP), Complications and Coronary