title: [Rupture of anterior descending artery during coronary angioplasty: benign course and spontaneous repair. Description of a case].
abstract: The authors describe a case report on the rupture of the distal left anterior descending artery during PTCA. This complication gave rise to a fistula between the ruptured distal anterior descending and the right ventricular cavity. The patient was asymptomatic and was treated conservatively. The coronary arteriogram at six months follow-up showed the closure of the fistula with patency of the vessel up to that segment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Ospedale S. Carlo, Macchia Romana, Potenza.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lisanti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pesso
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: Rottura di arteria discendente anteriore in corso di angioplastica coronarica: decorso benigno e riparazione spontanea. Descrizione di un caso.