title: Rare occurrence of simultaneous coronary artery perforation and intracoronary thrombus formation following angioplasty.
abstract: Both coronary artery perforation and intracoronary thrombus formation are life-threatening complications of percutaneous coronary interventions, which rarely occur simultaneously during angioplasty. We herein report a case of stent-related, left circumflex artery perforation, and subsequently acute left main artery thrombosis after the leakage was embolized with 7 microcoils. Intracoronary thromboectomy and systemic anticoagulant therapy were carefully used with good results. This case also represents some of our uncertainties regarding the best management of the patient.
authors.affiliation: The Second Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Su-Yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: Liu-Fa
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Duan
keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Coronary vessels; Percutaneous coronary interventions; Perforation; Thrombosis