title: Dissecting aneurysm of a coronary artery due to percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTCA) is utilized successfully to dilate stenotic coronary arteries. The procedure is a frequent nonsurgical method to restore coronary artery blood flow to ischemic myocardium. In this paper, we report a case of intimal tear and medial dissection of the right coronary artery leading to a dissecting aneurysm and occlusion of the coronary artery. The patient died following coronary artery bypass grafts, and the autopsy demonstrated the dissecting aneurysm of the coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Podolin
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bloor
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged