Abstract
The authors describe a case report on the rupture of the distal left anterior descending artery during PTCA. This complication gave rise to a fistula between the ruptured distal anterior descending and the right ventricular cavity. The patient was asymptomatic and was treated conservatively. The coronary arteriogram at six months follow-up showed the closure of the fistula with patency of the vessel up to that segment.
Translated title of the contribution | Rupture of anterior descending artery during coronary angioplasty: benign course and spontaneous repair. Description of a case |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 236-238 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine