Successful management of osteal perforation of left anterior descending artery with coated stent

YILMAZ H., DEMIR I., SANCAKTAR O., Basarici I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.88, no.2-3, pp.293-296, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 88 Issue: 2-3
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0167-5273(02)00382-0
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.293-296
  • Keywords: coronary artery perforation, stent, primary angioplasty, cardiac tamponade, acute myocardial infarction, CORONARY PERFORATION, CARDIAC-TAMPONADE, COVERED STENT, ANGIOPLASTY, RUPTURE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Coronary perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. We report a case of left anterior descending artery osteal perforation that led to acute cardiac tamponade during excimer laser angioplasty. Perforation was successfully covered with a PTFE-coated stent with preserved distal coronary flow. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.