Successful management of coronary artery perforation with helical platinum microcoil embolization.
A case of small coronary artery perforation during coronary intervention is presented. Continued leakage occurred despite prolonged intracoronary balloon inflation, in part probably related to the use of glycoprotein (GP) IIB/IIIA inhibitors. It was successfully managed by microcoil embolization without any sequel, helping avoid surgery in a high-risk patient. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:320-322, 2000.
Aslam
M S
MS
Division of Cardiology, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, USA. heartdoc20@hotmail.com
Messersmith
R N
RN
Gilbert
J
J
Lakier
J B
JB
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