Incidence, Risk Factors, Management and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
December 6th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 12, 15 December 2009, Pages 1674-1677
Avi, Shimony , Doron, Zahger , Michael, Van Straten , Aryeh, Shalev , Harel, Gilutz , …
Coronary artery perforation (CP) is a rare, sometimes lethal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. There are limited controlled contemporary data regarding its predictors, incidence, and outcomes. The aim of this study was to define the incidence, associated factors, and outcomes of CP in the current era of coronary intervention. All patients who had CP during percutaneous coronary intervention at a large tertiary center from January 2001 to December 2008 were identified. Demographic, clinical, and procedural data and outcome variables were obtained. Patients with CP were compared with a randomly assigned control group. Fifty-seven patients with CP were identified among 9,568…
