Successful Percutaneous Management of Iatrogenic Left Main Coronary Artery and Ascending Aorta Dissection

Iatrogenic left main coronary artery and aortic root dissection is a rare but life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. This is a case where this complication was induced by catheter manipulation. Prompt percutaneous closure of the dissection point of entry was effective i...

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Autores principales: Costa, Ricardo, Brochado, Bruno, Silveira, João, Carvalho, Henrique C., Torres, Severo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Imaging Vignette
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9175197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35693903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.02.004
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Sumario:Iatrogenic left main coronary artery and aortic root dissection is a rare but life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. This is a case where this complication was induced by catheter manipulation. Prompt percutaneous closure of the dissection point of entry was effective in managing this complication. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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