Surgical Treatment of a Catheter-Induced Iatrogenic Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery following Cardiac Catheterization

Surgical Treatment of a Catheter-Induced Iatrogenic Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery following Cardiac Catheterization

Iatrogenic dissections of the ascending aorta are an uncommon and severe complication during cardiac catheterization. A 68-year-old female patient underwent diagnostic cardiac catheterization due to non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. During the procedure, a catheter-induced 360• Class I dissect...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Artemiou, Stefan Lukacin, Peter Kirsch, Jan Ignac, Boris Bily, Alzbeta Tohatyova, Miroslava Bilecova-Rabajdova, Frantisek Sabol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
Subjects:
Cardiac catheterization • Dissection • Iatrogenic disease
Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/513

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