Vol 67, No 4 (2009)
Other
Published online: 2009-04-21
Angiogram of the month
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention complicated by left anterior descending artery perforation – a case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80196
Kardiol Pol 2009;67(4):446-448.
Abstract
A case of a 72-year-old man with anterior wall myocardial infarction and PCI procedure complicated by coronary artery perforation, is presented. Life-threatening complication was successfully treated percutaneously with graft-stent implantation, and the patient was discharged home five days later in a good condition. Control coronary angiography after 3 months was scheduled.
Keywords: coronary artery perforationrupture graft-stent implantationprimary percutaneous coronary intervention
