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Case Reports
. 1990;3(3):271-4.

Dissecting aneurysm of a coronary artery due to percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty

L Wasserman  1 , P Wolf, R Podolin, C M Bloor
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  • PMID: 2095834
Case Reports

Dissecting aneurysm of a coronary artery due to percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty

L Wasserman et al. Am J Cardiovasc Pathol. 1990.

Abstract

Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTCA) is utilized successfully to dilate stenotic coronary arteries. The procedure is a frequent nonsurgical method to restore coronary artery blood flow to ischemic myocardium. In this paper, we report a case of intimal tear and medial dissection of the right coronary artery leading to a dissecting aneurysm and occlusion of the coronary artery. The patient died following coronary artery bypass grafts, and the autopsy demonstrated the dissecting aneurysm of the coronary artery.

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