title: Aortic dissection as a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: Aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening complication that can occur during percutaneous coronary intervention procedures. We present a case of a 55-year-old woman who underwent a right coronary angioplasty that was complicated by a proximal dissection of the ascending aorta. Urgent surgical repair of the aorta was performed and the patient was discharged in stable clinical condition.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Smith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Prajwal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhakal
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Inyong
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Shadwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alsafwah
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention