Acute occlusion of the left main coronary artery following intracoronary ultrasound examination

S F Verstraete; T H Plokker; S Ernst; G Mast; E Bal; M J Suttorp

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199906)47:2<181::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-U

Acute occlusion of the left main coronary artery following intracoronary ultrasound examination

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 1999 Jun;47(2):181-4; discussion 185. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199906)47:2<181::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-U.

Authors

S F Verstraete¹, T H Plokker, S Ernst, G Mast, E Bal, M J Suttorp

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

PMID: 10376501
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199906)47:2<181::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-U

Abstract

Intracoronary ultrasound (ICUS) is generally considered as safe procedure, with a low complication rate. We describe a nearly fatal complication of a diagnostic ICUS study that was treated successfully with stent implantation in the left main coronary artery and discuss the indications and remaining risks of this procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis / etiology*
Coronary Vessels / injuries*
Humans
Male
Rupture
Stents
Ultrasonography, Interventional / adverse effects*