Guidewire-Induced Perforation of Distal Circumflex Artery Treated with Transcatheter Embolization of Polyvinyl Alcohol Form.
10.4070/kcj.2000.30.1.103
- Author:
Ji Yean KO
;
Byung Su YOO
;
Seung Hwan LEE
;
Jang Young KIM
;
Han Hyo LEE
;
Bong Ki LEE
;
Jae Kweon KIM
;
Sung Oh HWANG
;
Kyung Hoon CHOE
;
Junghan YOON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary artery perforation;
Transcatheter embolization;
Polyvinyl alcohol
- MeSH:
Angioplasty;
Arteries*;
Cardiac Tamponade;
Coronary Vessels;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Pericardium;
Polyvinyl Alcohol*;
Polyvinyls*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2000;30(1):103-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Coronary artery perforation is a rare and serious complication in coronary angioplasty. Some patients complicated by coronary perforation may develop cardiac tamponade, which is generally due to massive hemorrhage in the pericardial space between the epicardium and the pericardium. We report a case of coronary artery perforation producing impending tamponade, which was successfully treated by transcatheter embolization of distal circumflex artery using polyvinyl alcohol.
