Acute pericarditis following percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention--a case report.
A 68-year-old man underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for unstable angina. During the balloon inflation, coronary artery dissection with total occlusion was noted and recanalized by coronary stenting. The serial electrocardiograms revealed ST segment and T wave changes without elevation of the cardiac isoenzyme, which is suggested to represent acute pericarditis following the coronary intervention.
Hung
Ming-Jui
MJ
Cardiology Section, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung 204, Taiwan. ruby800@cgmh.org.tw
Kuo
Li-Tang
LT
Cherng
Wen-Jin
WJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*