Left anterior descending coronary artery to right ventricular fistula complicating coronary stenting

Korpas, D.; Acevedo, C.; Lindsey, R.L.; Gradman, A.H.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology 14(1): 41-43

2002


ISSN/ISBN: 1042-3931
PMID: 11773695
Document Number: 548502
Coronary artery perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stenting, most commonly creating a communication between the coronary artery lumen and the pericardial space. We report a case where vessel rupture following stent deployment led to the development of a fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the right ventricle.

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