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Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: managing perforation complications |
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| Authors: | Francesco Moroni Emmanouil S. Brilakis |
| Affiliation: | 1. Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele , Milan, Italy;2. Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital , Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT IntroductionCoronary artery perforation (CAP) is an infrequent (<1%) complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), that can lead to dramatic consequences, including tamponade and death. The incidence of CAP is higher (4–9%) in chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI due higher complexity of these lesions and the techniques used to recanalized them. |
| Keywords: | Cardiac tamponade chronic total occlusion coronary artery perforation percutaneous coronary intervention complications covered stent coil embolization |