Intracoronary stenting of a coronary occlusion resulting from an aortic dissection

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1995 Oct;36(2):160-3. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810360216.

Abstract

Acute myocardial infarction secondary to aortic dissection may occur due to compression of the coronary arteries by a hematoma or extension of the dissection into the coronary arterial wall. We report a patient with this condition who was successfully treated by Palmaz-Schatz stenting, providing an alternative to thrombolysis or angioplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / therapy*
  • Aortography
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed