Unrecognized perforation into the anterior interventricular vein complicating PCI for anterior STEMI: An unexpected detour
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Eric S. Rothstein; Jennifer Frampton; James T. Devries; Michael N. Young
- Source
- Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
- Subject
- complication
coronary perforation
fistula
myocardial infarction
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-0904
Abstract Large iatrogenic coronary artery perforations require rapid management; however, operators must be able to recognize guidewire perforation into cardiac veins in order to avoid causing further complications with standard salvage strategies.