Use of an intracoronary stent to control intrapericardial bleeding during coronary artery rupture complicating coronary angioplasty.
Coronary artery rupture is a rare complication of percutaneous transvenous coronary angioplasty (PTCA) usually requiring urgent cardiac surgery and often resulting in a poor outcome including death. We report, for the first time, the use of an intracoronary stent to control intrapericardial bleeding following the development of a coronary artery rupture during PTCA. Cardiac surgery was avoided and the patient was discharged well 1 week after the procedure.
Thomas
M R
MR
Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, England.
Wainwright
R J
RJ
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium; D012421:Rupture; D015607:Stents