Catastrophic Left Main Coronary Artery Perforation During Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Successful

Satoru Sumitsuji1, Kenji Sadamatsu2

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Department of Future Medicine, Division of Health Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

JACC. Case Reports
|March 21, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can cause rare coronary perforations. Rapid extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and a heart team approach saved a patient with cardiac arrest from IVUS-induced coronary perforation.