title: [Perforation of the vascular wall after coronary excimer laser angioplasty].
abstract: A 56-year-old patient with recurrent episodes of angina pectoris at rest was admitted for left-heart catheterization. The coronary angiogram revealed two-vessel disease with a subtotal stenosis in the circumflex artery and a long 90% stenosis in the proximal part of the left anterior descending artery. On the basis of symptoms and coronary morphology laser angioplasty was performed. After a total of 99 s of energy delivery extravasation of dye occurred at the site of ablation. Due to acute vessel occlusion subsequent PTCA was performed, resulting in a satisfactory angiographic result. Extravasation of dye was terminated after PTCA and was absent at short-term follow-up angiography. No signs of pericardial effusion were detectable by two-dimensional and M-mode echocardiography. A control angiogram disclosed the identical result the day after the acute intervention, and the patient could be discharged with a normal exercise test 1 week later.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baumbach
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Voelker
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kühlkamp
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Karsch
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016342:Angioplasty, Laser / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Gefässwandperforation nach koronarer Excimer-Laser-Angioplastie.