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To describe the clinical course and outcome of an acute coronary artery perforation complicating percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

January 1, 1986Clinical Cardiology

Coronary artery perforation during coronary angioplasty

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GGGilles GrollierInserm HBH BoriesUniversité de Caen Normandie PCPhilippe CommeauInterventional Cardiology

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Case report reveals favorable recovery following coronary artery perforation during angioplasty without surgical intervention, indicating conservative management may suffice in mild cases.

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To describe the clinical course and outcome of an acute coronary artery perforation complicating percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Documented a single clinical case (N=1) undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Monitored the patient following procedural complication without performing pericardiocentesis or emergency cardiac surgery.
Coronary angioplasty was complicated by perforation of the left anterior descending coronary artery accompanied by mild pericardial effusion.
The patient achieved a favorable clinical outcome managed conservatively without requiring pericardiocentesis or surgical repair.

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Grollier et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92a3abde5a63b802a29df7 https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960090106

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Case report reveals favorable recovery following coronary artery perforation during angioplasty without surgical intervention, indicating conservative management may suffice in mild cases.

Coronary artery perforation during coronary angioplasty

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Coronary artery perforation during coronary angioplasty

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