title: Incidence, predictors, in-hospital, and late outcomes of coronary artery perforations.
abstract: We sought to determine the incidence of coronary perforations, predisposing factors, and in-hospital and late outcome of patients with coronary perforations. Perforations occurred in 0.84% of treated lesions and more frequently in patients with complex lesions after atheroablative procedures and who underwent intravascular ultrasound guided lumen optimization. The incidence of adverse events, emergency coronary artery bypass grafting and death significantly decreased over time.
authors.affiliation: Columbus Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stankovic
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orlic
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Corvaja
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Airoldi
authors.forename: Alaide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chieffo
authors.forename: Vassilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Spanos
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montorfano
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlino
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Finci
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sangiorgi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colombo
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional