title: Coronary artery perforation: a rare complication of coronary angiography.
abstract: We report perforation of two side branches of the right coronary artery during selective coronary angiography. We suppose that forceful injection of contrast into a non-dominant artery with severe proximal stenosis could have led to this complication. To the best of our knowledge this is the second reported case of coronary perforation during angiography.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University Medical School, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. ttimurkaynak@superonline.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Timurkaynak
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ciftci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cemri
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures