title: Left anterior descending coronary artery to right ventricular fistula complicating coronary stenting.
abstract: Coronary artery perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stenting, most commonly creating a communication between the coronary artery lumen and the pericardial space. We report a case where vessel rupture following stent deployment led to the development of a fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the right ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Heart Institute, 220 West Leota Street, North Platte, NE 69103, USA. dekorpas@aol.com
authors.forename: Denes
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korpas
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lindsey
authors.forename: Alan H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gradman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000209:etiology*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*