Coronary artery perforation during coronary angioplasty.
In one patient percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty was complicated by coronary artery perforation of the left anterior descending coronary artery with light pericardial effusion. The outcome was favorable without either pericardiocentesis or emergency surgery.
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology