Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis · 1998 · 12 citations · 5 references
MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryClinical CardiologyInterventional CardiologyCardiac CatheterizationCoronary AngioplastyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary Artery SurgeryPercutaneous Coronary InterventionStent PlacementCoronary Artery Perforation ManagementCoronary PerforationCoronary StentingEvaluationGuided Coronary InterventionPercutaneous Coronary Intervention CareVessel Perforation ManagementVigilance
Coronary perforations are usually apparent immediately after the occurrence. We report a case of a 67-year-old woman where coronary perforation presented 16 hours after the procedure. This case illustrates the need for extra vigilance and careful evaluation of distal vasculature while using stiff coronary guidewires. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn. 43:311–312, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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