Abstract
Entrapment or device loss during percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare but potentially fatal complication. Percutaneous retrieval is possible but surgery can be required on an emergency basis. We present the case of an entrapped balloon catheter in the left anterior descending coronary artery during an elective percutaneous coronary intervention. The patient developed acute myocardial ischaemia and cardiac arrest. Emergency surgical intervention with device retrieval and distal bypass grafting was life-saving.
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