Development of coronary aneurysm after cutting balloon angioplasty: Assessment by intracoronary ultrasound

✍ Scribed by Bertrand, Olivier F. ;Mongrain, Rosaire ;Soualmi, Lahbib ;Rodés, Josep ;Tardif, Jean-Claude ;Crépeau, Jacques ;Bonan, Raoul

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 198 KB
• Volume: 44
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-6569
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199808)44:4<449::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-c

✦ Synopsis

We report the case of a coronary aneurysm observed 6 mo after cutting balloon angioplasty complicated by a mild perforation. Intravascular ultrasound allowed characterization of the malformation as a true aneurysm. The clinical course was uneventful.