Open AccessCoronary artery rupture during transluminal coronary recanalization and angioplasty in a case of acute myocardial infarction and shock
Author(s) -
Eeckhout E.,
Beuret P.,
Goy J. J.,
Lobrinus A.,
Genton C. Y.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960160412
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty , myocardial infarction , artery , angioplasty , shock (circulatory) , coronary artery disease , coronary arteries , right coronary artery , coronary angiography
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a widely performed and effective therapy for coronary artery disease. Evolution of the dilatation instruments during the last decade has led to an increased success rate of PTCA and to the development of newer techniques such as recanalization of totally occluded coronary arteries. We report a case of coronary artery recanalization complicated by fatal coronary artery rupture.