Extensive Dissection to the Coronary Sinus of Valsalva during Percutaneous Intervention in Right Coronary Artery—A Case Report and Literature Review | Zendy

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Extensive Dissection to the Coronary Sinus of Valsalva during Percutaneous Intervention in Right Coronary Artery—A Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s) -

Li Li,

Yunshan Cao

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 21

ISSN - 1179-5468

DOI - 10.4137/cmc.s6447

Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , complication , sinus (botany) , dissection (medical) , right coronary artery , cardiology , coronary sinus , artery dissection , artery , surgery , radiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , botany , biology , genus

Severe retrograde dissection extending into the sinus of Valsalva is a rare complication during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but life threatening. There is some literature about this complication, but this particular complication has not been previously reported in China. We present a case of coronary artery dissection during a PCI in which progressively extended retrogradely into the sinus of valsalva, and was successfully treated with stenting without an operation.

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