Coronary artery perforation during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: epidemiology, mechanisms, management, and outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Coronary perforation is observed in a non-negligible proportion of CTO PCIs, often requires intervention, and is associated with tamponade and mortality in a minority of patients. CTO vessel-related perforations are related to the highest burden of morbidity and mortality. PMID: 31217142 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: EuroIntervention - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: EuroIntervention Source Type: research