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Acute occlusion of a remote coronary artery complicating directional coronary atherectomy
1Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
Two cases of acute occlusion in a remote coronary artery complicating directional coronary atherectomy are reported. In neither case was there definite angiographic evidence of spasm, dissection, or embolization. Since this complication is seldom seen with coronary angioplasty, it may represent a relatively specific risk of directional atherectomy.