Chronic left atrial pseudoaneurysm caused by coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention

Oxf Med Case Reports. 2018 May 22;2018(5):omy014. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omy014. eCollection 2018 May.

Abstract

A chronically persistent left atrial pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of valvular surgery, trauma, myocardial infarction and endocaritis but this is the first known description of a chronic pseudoaneurysm as a complication of coronary rupture during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We report computed tomography images depicting this in the case of elective PCI in an 81-year-old gentleman for limiting angina.

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  • Case Reports