title: Thrombin injection for sealing epicardial collateral perforation during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions.
abstract: Epicardial collateral perforation is a serious complication of retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. We describe two cases of epicardial collateral perforation that were successfully sealed with local thrombin injection.
authors.affiliation: Dallas VA Medical Center (111A), 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216 USA. esbrilakis@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anna P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kotsia
authors.forename: Emmanouil S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Brilakis
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karmpaliotis
mesh_terms: D003097:Collateral Circulation; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D006490:Hemostatics; D013917:Thrombin