Treatment of recurrent coronary rupture by implantation of three coronary stent-grafts.
The authors report a case of recurrent left anterior descending artery rupture during coronary interventions in a 70-year-old man. Coronary artery rupture was treated successfully by percutaneous coronary stent-graft implantation. Based on this experience, the authors advise against repeat angioplasty of a coronary artery which has ruptured during a prior intervention. Membrane-covered stents should be the first choice in the treatment of life-threatening coronary artery rupture.
Veselka
Josef
J
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.veselka.josef@seznam.cz
Tesar
David
D
Honek
Tomás
T
Burkert
Jan
J
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents