Management of Iatrogenic Aortic Dissections During Percutaneous Right Coronary Artery Interventions.
Marco GennariGiorgio MastroiacovoGianluca PolvaniFranco FabbiocchiMarco AgrifoglioPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2022)
Iatrogenic acute aortic dissections during percutaneous coronary interventions are an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening complication, occurring in less than 0.02% of transcatheter procedures. We report three patients with different characteristics suffering from iatrogenic aortic dissection during percutaneous coronary intervention successfully treated with an emergency open-heart surgery. A conservative strategy should be pursuit only in small, localized lesions.
Keyphrases
- aortic dissection
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery bypass
- physical activity
- ultrasound guided
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- emergency department
- atrial fibrillation
- acute coronary syndrome
- heart failure
- healthcare
- public health
- antiplatelet therapy
- radiofrequency ablation
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- liver failure
- left ventricular
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- mechanical ventilation