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Case Report Treatment of Coronary Artery Perforation and Tamponade Complicating Balloon Angioplasty by PTFE-Covered Stent. A Case Report.
Jong Seon Park, Gu Ru Hong, Jun Ho Bae, Ihn Ho Cho, Bong Sup Shim, Young Jo Kim, Dong Gu Shin
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science 2005;22(1):90-95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2005.22.1.90
Published online: June 30, 2005
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. dgshin@med.yu.ac.kr
2Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
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A coronary artery perforation is a rare but often fatal complication of angioplasty. We experienced a coronary artery perforation and cardiac tamponade during balloon angioplasty. A polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) -covered stent was used to successfully close the perforation.

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