Aortic dissection as complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

V P Moles; F Chappuis; F Simonet; P Urban; F De La Serna; A K Pande; B Meier

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810260103

Aortic dissection as complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1992 May;26(1):8-11. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810260103.

Authors

V P Moles¹, F Chappuis, F Simonet, P Urban, F De La Serna, A K Pande, B Meier

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Center, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 1499067
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810260103

Abstract

We report two cases of aortic dissection during coronary angioplasty with a disparate evolution that was due to the different location of the entry port of the dissection. Aortic dissection occurring during coronary angioplasty may be self-limiting, but it may also be life-threatening and may call for urgent surgical repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Aorta / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Dissection / surgery
Aortography
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
Coronary Angiography*
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged