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43,143 cardiac catheterizations performed from September 1993 through September 1999, identifying 9 patients…
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May warrant extra caution in AMI interventions; extends rare complication epidemiology but leaves open prevention strategies.
Iatrogenic coronary artery dissection extending into the aorta is a rare complication (0.02%) of cardiac catheterization that is more frequent during AMI interventions, and can be managed with stenting if limited or surgery if extending >40 mm.
Dunning et al. (2000) studied this question.
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