PCI on a tear: Not all perforations need coverage.
Nachiket J PatelRichard R HeuserPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
Coronary perforations are a potentially lethal complication of PCI requiring prompt treatment. The study by Rosseel et al demonstrates no difference in 5-year outcomes in patients with large coronary perforations treated with and without covered stents. Covered stents are effective in treating coronary perforations and are invaluable in the cardiac catheterization lab.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- antiplatelet therapy
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- weight loss
- replacement therapy
- glycemic control
- smoking cessation