Aortic dissection extending from the left coronary artery during percutaneous coronary angioplasty.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 72-year-old woman with acute aortic dissection as a complication of percutaneous coronary angioplasty was successfully treated. She received a graft replacement of the ascending aorta as well as triple coronary artery bypass grafts. The dissection had extended from the left coronary artery. Although acute aortic dissection is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary angioplasty, physicians and cardiac surgeons should keep its potential occurrence in mind.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Aneurysm