Leaking balloon during stent deployment masquerading as coronary artery rupture

Extensive coronary dissection caused by

Extensive coronary dissection caused by balloon rupture at high pressure during stent deployment

✍ Esente, Paolo ;Giambartolemei, Alessandro ;Reger, Mark J. ;Walford, Gary ;Johnso 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 263 KB 👁 1 views

A patient with sevem stenosis of the right coronary atiery underwent successful stent placement. During high pressure postdilatation, the balloon ruptured, crruslng an extensive proximal dlsaection of the right coronary amry managed with the deployment of several addkionai stents. Strategies aimed a