EMERGENCY STENTING FOR SEVERE DISSECTION DURING PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY IN DEXTROCARDIA

Authors
VOUDRIS V MANGINAS A VASSILIKOS V KOLOVOU G COKKINOS DV
Citation
V. Voudris et al., EMERGENCY STENTING FOR SEVERE DISSECTION DURING PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY IN DEXTROCARDIA, Journal of interventional cardiology, 9(6), 1996, pp. 455-458
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Journal of interventional cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08964327
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
455 - 458
Database
ISI
SICI code
0896-4327(1996)9:6<455:ESFSDD>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We describe a patient with dextrocardia and angina pectoris in whom ba lloon angioplasty in the right coronary artery resulted in an obstruct ive dissection. Emergency bypass surgery was avoided by the successful placement of a stent (Palmaz-Schatz).