Coronary occlusion following diagnostic angiography: salvage by intracoronary stenting.
Catheter-induced coronary artery dissection and occlusion is a rare but serious complication of diagnostic cardiac angiography. This report describes the successful management of this complication with an intracoronary stent after prolonged balloon inflations and intracoronary thrombolytic therapy were unsuccessful.
St Goar
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Division of Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
Giacomini
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Fischell
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage
D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator