title: Percutaneous treatment of simultaneous aortic dissection and pericardial tamponade during coronary intervention.
abstract: We report on a case of an unexpected dissection of the left main stem during percutaneous coronary intervention complicated by involvement of the ascending aorta with pericardial tamponade. After pericardial drainage, haemodynamic stabilization, and extensive stenting of the propagating dissection, safe discharge was possible without surgical intervention.
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.forename: Andrew R J
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Selvanayagam
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neubauer
authors.forename: Adrian P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Banning
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents