Successful Management of Coronary Artery Rupture with Stent-Graft : A Case Report

Abstract EN

Perforation of coronary arteries is a relatively rare yet life-threatening complication of percutaneus coronary interventions and is encountered in approximately 0.5% of these procedures.

According to the type of coronary perforation, various methods of correction are employed, ranging from conservative approach to emergency cardiac surgery.

Coronary stent-grafts are composed of two metal stents and a polytetrafluoroethylene layer between them.

Advent of such stents enabled efficient endovascular repair of coronary artery perforation.

We present a case of coronary artery perforation which had occurred during stent implantation for the treatment of a bridged segment in the distal portion of the left anterior descending artery.

This perforation was successfully managed by implanting a stent-graft.