Successful management of coronary artery perforation with helical platinum microcoil embolization. |
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| Authors: | M S Aslam R N Messersmith J Gilbert J B Lakier |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiology, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, USA. heartdoc20@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | A case of small coronary artery perforation during coronary intervention is presented. Continued leakage occurred despite prolonged intracoronary balloon inflation, in part probably related to the use of glycoprotein (GP) IIB/IIIA inhibitors. It was successfully managed by microcoil embolization without any sequel, helping avoid surgery in a high-risk patient. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:320-322, 2000. |
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