title: Aortocoronary dissection complicating a percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: Aortocoronary dissection complicating diagnostic angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare occurrence. We present a case of aortocoronary dissection complicating a right coronary artery intervention. After closing the entry port with intracoronary stenting, the patient was managed conservatively. Serial computed tomography scans demonstrated spontaneous resolution of the dissection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave., Box 8086, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. jgoldste@im.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Ivan P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Casserly
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Katsiyiannis
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lasala
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniuchi
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed