Coronary artery dissection caused by exit of the guidewire through the distal perfusion sidehole of an auto-perfusion angioplasty balloon catheter

S W Werns; E R Bates

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810330109

Coronary artery dissection caused by exit of the guidewire through the distal perfusion sidehole of an auto-perfusion angioplasty balloon catheter

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1994 Sep;33(1):32-5. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810330109.

Authors

S W Werns¹, E R Bates

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109.

PMID: 8001099
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810330109

Abstract

A previously unrecognized cause of coronary artery dissection is reported. A 67-year-old woman underwent angioplasty of the right coronary artery using an autoperfusion balloon catheter. Dissection occurred because the balloon catheter was advanced while the guidewire exited from one of the distal perfusion sideholes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Aortic Dissection / etiology*
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology*
Coronary Vessels / injuries*
Female
Humans
Perfusion / adverse effects*
Perfusion / instrumentation