Treatment of Coronary Artery Perforations Complicating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With a Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Stent Graft
Lansky AJ, Yang YM, Khan Y, Costa RA, Pietras C, Tsuchiya Y, Cristea E, Collins M, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Moses JW, Leon MB, Stone GW. Treatment of Coronary Artery Perforations Complicating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With a Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Stent Graft. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 98: 370-374. PMID: 16860026, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary stent graftEmergency coronary bypass surgeryQ-wave myocardial infarctionCoronary bypass surgeryCoronary interventionCoronary perforationStent graftBypass surgeryMyocardial infarctionOverall procedure success rateReversal of anticoagulationLife-threatening complicationsCoronary artery perforationProcedure success rateStent-graft implantationAbrupt vessel closureEffective treatment optionProlonged balloon inflationMulticenter seriesCardiogenic shockArtery perforationPericardial tamponadeCardiac arrestTreatment options