Abstract
We describe a patient in whom percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was complicated by rupture of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) with pericardial tamponade. The outcome was favorable with drastic intervention which included: occlusion of the bleeding vessel with the PTCA balloon, pericardiocentesis, and ligation of the vessel without the need of aortocoronary bypass graft.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 177-179 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- coronary arterial rupture
- percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- pericardial tamponade
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