Incidence, predictors, management and outcomes of coronary perforations.
Arslan ShaukatPeter TajtiYader SandovalLarissa StanberryRoss GarberichM Nicholas BurkeMario GösslTimothy HenryMichael MooneyPaul SorajjaJay TraverseSteven M BradleyEmmanouil S BrilakisPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
Coronary perforation is an infrequent, but potentially severe PCI complication. Most coronary perforations are large vessel perforations. Although coronary perforations rarely lead to emergency cardiac surgery, both distal vessel and large vessel perforations are associated with high in-hospital mortality, highlighting the importance of prevention.