Stanley JR, Tzafriri AR, Regan K, LaRochelle A, Wong G, Zani BG, Markham PM, Bailey L, Spognardi A, Kopia GA, Edelman ER. Particulates from hydrophilic-coated guiding sheaths embolise to the brain.
Summary: The hydrophilic coating on a clinically used guiding sheath readily avulses and embolises to the brain during deployment in a porcine model. Further documentation of this effect and monitoring in clinical scenarios are warranted.