Ellis classification of coronary perforation during PCI

Ellis classification of coronary perforation during PCI Symbolic image of coronary perforation Ellis classification is based on angiographic appearance of the perforation [1]. Grade I: Extraluminal crater without extravasation Grade II: Pericardial or myocardial blushing Grade III: Perforations of one or more millimeter diameter with contrast streaming or spilling Reference Ellis SG et al. Increased coronary perforation in the new device era. Incidence, classification, management, and outcome. Circulation. 1994 Dec;90(6):2725-30.
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