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Aleong G, Jiménez-Quevedo P, Alfonso F

Collagen embolization for the successful treatment of a distal coronary artery perforation.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Feb;73(3):332-5, PMID: 19133686

A 42-year old man suffered a coronary artery perforation in the right coronary artery secondary to a hydrophilic guidewire. We describe for the first time the use of collagen embolization to successfully treat this complication.

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS