Contained rupture following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: long-term outcome

T M Chou; T M Amidon; T A Ports

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810280212

Contained rupture following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: long-term outcome

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1993 Feb;28(2):152-4. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810280212.

Authors

T M Chou¹, T M Amidon, T A Ports

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0124.

PMID: 8448800
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810280212

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysm formation can occur as a complication of balloon angioplasty. We present a case of a contained rupture of the left circumflex artery following angioplasty which resulted in an unusual pseudoaneurysm on angiography at 3-year follow-up.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / etiology*
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / therapy
Coronary Vessels / injuries*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors