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LAD-right ventricular fistula complicating PTCA: Another case

✍ Scribed by Marques, Koen M. J. ;De Cock, Carel C. ;Bronzwaer, Jean G. F. ;Visser, Cees A.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 112 KB
Volume: 42
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199709)42:1<34::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-m

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✦ Synopsis

Coronary perforation caused by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) occurs rarely and most often leads to communication to the pericardial space. We report a case where PTCA caused a coronary artery rupture and fistulization to the right ventricular outflow tract.