title: [Coronary intramural ruptures caused by transluminal angioplasty. Incidence, significance and development controlled by coronary angiography].
abstract: The authors report their experience of coronary intimal rupture (CIR) observed at control angiography performed at the end of transluminal angioplasty in a series of 150 cases. This lesion was observed in 34 p. 100 of cases. Two subgroups were established according to the presence (Group I: 51 cases) or absence of CIR (Group II: 99 cases) in order to try and identify any predisposing factor. The following features were compared in each group: age, sex, number of risk factors, duration of the disease, its severity, the site and morphology of the lesions (calcification, length, excentric or concentric) on the artery dilated and the technique used (number of inflations, maximal pressure, guidable catheter). The only significant feature associated with CIR was the morphology of the stenosis. Intimal rupture was statistically more frequent when the stenosis was long, calcific and excentric (p less than 0.05). The excentric character was highly predictive of CIR +/- 0.02) and even of complicated CIR (p less than 0.01). The CIR was complicated in 10 cases (19.6 p. 100) with a higher incidence than in the rest of the population (p less than 0.05). These complications were immediate presenting as attacks of angina leading on to 4 myocardial infarctions (7.8 p. 100) but no deaths. The treatment consisted in an attempt to redilate the artery with effective angioplasty in 3 out of 4 cases. Medical therapy alone was sufficient in 2 cases and 4 patients underwent coronary bypass. There were no complications in cases of initially asymptomatic intimal rupture. The 6 months outcome was controlled by coronary angiography in 131 angioplasties.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: Les ruptures intramurales coronaires induites par l'angioplastie transluminale. Incidence, signification et évolution contrôlée par coronarographie.