Reversible coronary artery kinking caused by cardiopulmonary support.
Cardiopulmonary support is utilized to provide optimal hemodynamic stability in high risk patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. This report describes a patient undergoing supported angioplasty in whom multiple new severe stenoses were noted following coronary dilation and that were completely reversed by discontinuing cardiopulmonary support.
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Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors