Collagen embolization for the successful treatment of a distal coronary artery perforation.
A 42-year old man suffered a coronary artery perforation in the right coronary artery secondary to a hydrophilic guidewire. We describe for the first time the use of collagen embolization to successfully treat this complication.
Aleong
Godfrey
G
Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Jimenez-Quevedo
Pilar
P
Alfonso
Fernando
F
D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male
D003094:Collagen