Premium
Occurrence of a saccular pseudoaneurysm formation two weeks after perforation of the left anterior descending coronary artery during balloon angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Schöbel Wolfgang A.,
Voelker Wolfram,
Haase Karl K.,
Karsch Karl R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199907)47:3<341::aid-ccd22>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , perforation , pseudoaneurysm , myocardial infarction , balloon , artery , cardiology , stent , surgery , radiology , aneurysm , punching , metallurgy , materials science
We describe the occurrence of a localized saccular pseudoaneurysm in a 69‐year‐old patient 2 weeks after perforation of the left anterior descending coronary artery during balloon angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. The therapy of perforations requires prolonged balloon inflations, perfusion balloons, covered stents, or surgery. Coronary peudoaneurysm formations are rare; their therapy requires covered stents or surgery. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:341–346, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.