[The spiral of evil: iatrogenic coronary and aortic dissection]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2017 Apr;18(4):322-324. doi: 10.1714/2683.27475.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Iatrogenic coronary and aortic dissection is one of the worst complication during a percutaneous coronary intervention. Nevertheless, it can be approached and effectively resolved by a percutaneous way, sealing the false lumen "entry door" with a covered stent, even if this device is more thrombogenic than other bare-metal or drug-eluting stents. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by both iatrogenic dissection and multiple stent thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta / injuries*
  • Coronary Vessels / injuries*
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*