title: False coronary dissection with the new Monorail angioplasty balloon catheter.
abstract: During percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, the appearance of persistent staining in the vessel by contrast media suggests coronary dissection. We report seven patients in whom a false image of severe coronary dissection was observed during angioplasty performed with the new Monorail balloon catheter. This image emerges at the moment of balloon inflation, is distally located to the balloon, and disappears with balloon catheter deflation. No complications were associated with the appearance of this image.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esplugas
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cequier
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sabaté
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jara
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media