Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report

Iatrogenic type A dissection caused by percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare but life-threatening condition. Computed tomographic angiography is an excellent diagnostic tool commonly utilized if such procedural complication is clinically suspected. There are, however, potential diagnostic cha...

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Autores principales: Du, Xiao-zhou, Memauri, Brett
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28828117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.04.019
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description Iatrogenic type A dissection caused by percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare but life-threatening condition. Computed tomographic angiography is an excellent diagnostic tool commonly utilized if such procedural complication is clinically suspected. There are, however, potential diagnostic challenges. Herein, we present an illustrative case of iatrogenic type A dissection successfully diagnosed on computed tomography angiography along with a potential diagnostic pitfall.
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spelling pubmed-55519932017-08-21 Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report Du, Xiao-zhou Memauri, Brett Radiol Case Rep Case Report Iatrogenic type A dissection caused by percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare but life-threatening condition. Computed tomographic angiography is an excellent diagnostic tool commonly utilized if such procedural complication is clinically suspected. There are, however, potential diagnostic challenges. Herein, we present an illustrative case of iatrogenic type A dissection successfully diagnosed on computed tomography angiography along with a potential diagnostic pitfall. Elsevier 2017-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5551993/ /pubmed/28828117 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.04.019 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
title Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
title_full Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
title_fullStr Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
title_short Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
title_sort iatrogenic type a aortic dissection complicating percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28828117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.04.019
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