Contained rupture following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Long-term outcome
β Scribed by Chou, Tony M. ;Amidon, Thomas M. ;Ports, Thomas A.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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β¦ Synopsis
Coronary artery aneurysm formation can occur as a complication of balloon angioplasty. We present a case of a contained rupture of the left circumflex artery following angioplasty which resulted in an unusual pseudoaneurysm on angiography at 3-year follow-up.
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