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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in a 55-year-old woman with chronic coronary syndrome was complicated by a fatal coronary artery rupture despite attempts to seal the leak with balloon inflation.
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Coronary artery rupture is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention that requires immediate recognition and management to prevent cardiac tamponade and death.
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Underscores fatal rupture risk during post-dilation of under-expanded stents; case reports leave open optimal prevention strategies.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a widely performed and effective therapy for coronary artery disease. Evolution of the dilatation instruments during the last decade has led to an increased success rate of PTCA and to the development of newer techniques such as recanalization of totally occluded coronary arteries. We report a case of coronary artery recanalization complicated by fatal coronary artery rupture.
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El Abasse Zeine (2023) conducted a case report in Chronic Coronary Syndrome (n=1). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was evaluated. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in a 55-year-old woman with chronic coronary syndrome was complicated by a fatal coronary artery rupture despite attempts to seal the leak with balloon inflation.
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