Stenting for coronary intervention-related dissection of the left main coronary artery with extension to the aortic root: a case report.
Retrograde aortocoronary dissection is a rare but devastating complication of coronary angioplasty. It occurs most frequently in the right coronary artery, rarely in the left. This is a case report of an aortic dissection complicated by coronary angioplasty of the left circumflex artery. Stenting of the left main coronary artery successfully sealed the entry point of dissection.
Cheng
Cheng-Chung
CC
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tsao
Tien-Ping
TP
Tzeng
Bing-Hsiean
BH
Cheng
Shu-Meng
SM
Yang
Shih-Ping
SP
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans