title: Successful treatment of an excimer laser-associated coronary artery perforation with the Stack perfusion catheter.
abstract: A 64-year-old woman underwent excimer laser angioplasty of the right coronary artery. The procedure was complicated by perforation, which was successfully managed without complication with a Stack perfusion catheter. This report describes successful nonsurgical treatment of laser-induced coronary perforation and makes recommendations for avoiding this complication in other patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ganz
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Selwyn
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bittl
mesh_terms: D016342:Angioplasty, Laser / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography