Aortic dissection as a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention

Smith Giri; Prajwal Dhakal; Inyong Hwang; Shadwan Alsafwah

doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-206414

Aortic dissection as a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Nov 25:2014:bcr2014206414. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206414.

Authors

Smith Giri¹, Prajwal Dhakal², Inyong Hwang¹, Shadwan Alsafwah¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
² Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Abstract

Aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening complication that can occur during percutaneous coronary intervention procedures. We present a case of a 55-year-old woman who underwent a right coronary angioplasty that was complicated by a proximal dissection of the ascending aorta. Urgent surgical repair of the aorta was performed and the patient was discharged in stable clinical condition.

2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
Aortic Dissection / etiology*
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Complications* / diagnosis
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*