Catastrophic coronary stent fracture and coronary perforation presenting as cardiogenic shock: a rare but fatal late complication of stenting

Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Jul;1(1):e7-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.108.772087.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / adverse effects
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / instrumentation
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Cardiac Tamponade / etiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / injuries*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Echocardiography
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pericardial Effusion / etiology
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Rupture
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology*
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome