[Retrograde dissection of the common trunk of the left coronary vessel during angioplasty of left anterior descending coronary artery. Apropos of 2 cases].
Acute dissection of the left main coronary artery during coronary angiography or angioplasty is a rare but well known complication; it is attributed to a mechanical trauma caused by the tip of the catheter guide wire. The authors present two cases of dissection at the site of coronary angioplasty with a retrograde extension to the left main stem requiring emergency coronary surgery.
Guérin
Y
Y
Service de cardiologie, hôpital Boucicaut, Paris.
Chevalier
B
B
Desnos
M
M
Donzeau-Gouge
P
P
Royer
T
T
Lancelin
B
B
Guérot
C
C
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
Dissection rétrograde du tronc commun coronaire gauche pendant une angioplastie coronaire de l'artère interventriculaire antérieure. A propos de 2 cas.