surgical treatment of a catheter-induced iatrogenic dissection of the right coronary artery following cardiac catheterization

Surgical Treatment of a Catheter-Induced Iatrogenic Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery following Cardiac Catheterization

Iatrogenic dissections of the ascending aorta are an uncommon and severe complication during cardiac catheterization. A 68-year-old female patient underwent diagnostic cardiac catheterization due to non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. During the procedure, a catheter-induced 360(°) Class I dissection of the right coronary artery occurred. The patient developed severe bradycardia, which was ...

Iatrogenic right coronary artery dissection caused by diagnostic transradial cardiac catheterization

We are presenting rare, but life-threatening complication of diagnostic coronary catheterization. To overcome the problem requires operator's experience and appropriate actions. We want to share our experience to interventionalists to be aware and ready to recognize and overcome such complication.

Iatrogenic left main coronary artery dissection and intramural hematoma caused by diagnostic transradial cardiac catheterization.

The growing use of the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary interventions has been shown to decrease the risk of major vascular complications. However, in this case report we describe a iatrogenic left main dissection during diagnostic coronary catheterization, which remains a rare, but still life-threatening condition. The adjunctive use of intravascular ultrasound may assist in the ...

Catheter-Induced Spiral Dissection of the Left Main Coronary Artery

Type A iatrogenic aortic dissection following catheterization without coronary involvement: long-term prognosis.

Type A aortic dissection involves high mortality and typically requires surgery. Although it is usually spontaneous, cases have been observed after surgical procedures and, less frequently, interventional procedures. Due to its low frequency (< 0.1%), there are few data on this topic. In 2002, the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) reported 26 cases (69% postoperative and ...

[Cardiac catheterization via the right radial artery with a Judkins left catheter. A prospective study].

Radial artery access improves the patient's well-being, permits earlier ambulation and diminishes vascular complications after cardiac catheterization. Using the same catheter to study the left and right coronary arteries may facilitate the technique. In a cohort of 100 patients we prospectively analyzed the possibility of studying both coronary arteries with a Judkins left 3.5 catheter. The va...