title: Pseudoaneurysm of coronary artery following rupture of coronary artery during coronary angioplasty.
abstract: Rupture of the coronary artery is a rare complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). We describe a case of coronary artery rupture during PTCA resulting in the formation of a coronary artery pseudoaneurysm. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated by percutaneous spring-coil embolization of the coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed