Aortic dissection as complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
We report two cases of aortic dissection during coronary angioplasty with a disparate evolution that was due to the different location of the entry port of the dissection. Aortic dissection occurring during coronary angioplasty may be self-limiting, but it may also be life-threatening and may call for urgent surgical repair.
Moles
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Cardiology Center, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
Chappuis
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Simonet
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Urban
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De La Serna
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Pande
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Meier
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B
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged