Development of coronary aneurysm after cutting balloon angioplasty: assessment by intracoronary ultrasound

O F Bertrand; R Mongrain; L Soualmi; J Rodés; J C Tardif; J Crépeau; R Bonan

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199808)44:4<449::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-c

Development of coronary aneurysm after cutting balloon angioplasty: assessment by intracoronary ultrasound

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1998 Aug;44(4):449-52. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199808)44:4<449::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-c.

Authors

O F Bertrand¹, R Mongrain, L Soualmi, J Rodés, J C Tardif, J Crépeau, R Bonan

Affiliation

¹ Montreal Heart Institute, Québec, Canada.

PMID: 9716216
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199808)44:4<449::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-c

Abstract

We report the case of a coronary aneurysm observed 6 mo after cutting balloon angioplasty complicated by a mild perforation. Intravascular ultrasound allowed characterization of the malformation as a true aneurysm. The clinical course was uneventful.

Publication types

Case Reports
Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / injuries
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional*