title: Coil embolization for successful treatment of perforation of chronically occluded proximal coronary artery.
abstract: We describe a case of a coronary artery perforation involving the proximal right coronary artery that was successfully managed by percutaneous coil embolization. In the setting of a chronic coronary artery occlusion, this demonstrates the successful use of thrombogenic platinum alloy coils for a large proximal vessel perforation which has not been described previously.
authors.affiliation: Coronary Care Unit, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahmud
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture / Q000628:therapy