Angioplasty catheter communication mimicking coronary arterial dissection.
We report a case in which a sudden communication between the pressure and balloon inflation lumens of a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) catheter angiographically mimicked dissection of the coronary artery. This case illustrates a previously undescribed catheter artifact that must be differentiated from other complications of PTCA.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged