International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI) is an international, peer reviewed, monthly, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality, articles in all areas of basic medical sciences and clinical specialties.Aim of IJCRI is to encourage the publication of new information by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations.
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ABSTRACTAn 87-year-old Asian male experienced progressive shortness of breath for two days. He presented symptoms and signs of decompens-ated heart failure and was diagnosed as non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, killip III. Coronary intervention was performed for chronic total occlusion of left anterior descend-ing artery. Unfortunately, coronary perforation happened during balloon anchoring after rotational atherectomy. Rotational atherectomy may be not related to perforation, but causes vessel wall more fragile after disruption of the arc of calcification. Even if balloon anchoring was performed at low pressure, we need keep in mind that it still could result in a terrible coronary perforation after debulking techniques. Covered stents for emergency implantation in case of coronary perforation must be an obligatory inventory of catheterization laboratories. It is an effective alternative that can be used to seal a major coronary perforation.(This page in not part of the published article.)
ABSTRACTAn 87-year-old Asian male experienced progressive shortness of breath for two days. He presented symptoms and signs of decompensated heart failure and was diagnosed as non STsegment elevation myocardial infarction, killip III. Coronary intervention was performed for chronic total occlusion of left anterior descending artery. Unfortunately, coronary perforation happened during balloon anchoring after rotational atherectomy. Rotational atherectomy may be not related to perforation, but causes vessel wall more fragile after disruption of the arc of calcification. Even if balloon anchoring was performed at low pressure, we need keep in mind that it still could result in a terrible coronary perforation after debulking techniques. Covered stents for emergency implantation in case of coronary perforation must be an obligatory inventory of catheterization laboratories. It is an effective alternative that can be used to seal a major coronary perforation.