Large atherosclerotic plaque related severe right coronary artery dissection during coronary angiography.

Abstract

Catheter-induced coronary artery dissection and occlusion is a rare but serious complication of diagnostic cardiac angiography. A 50 year-old man presented with unstable angina. ECG, exceptional of bradycardia, was normal (57 beat/min). Selective coronary angiography demonstrated 98% narrowing in the mid-portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). During the right coronary angiography, following catheter manipulation in the vicinity of the aortic valve, the patient complained of severe chest discomfort, and he had electrocardiographic evidence of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction. Right coronary artery (RCA) was free of the significant obstruction, and it was observed to be having a dominant artery with a spiral dissection (NHLBI Grade IV) located between ostium and the proximal portion of the posterior descending and posterolateral artery bifurcation. The patient was immediately operated with off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Consequently, iatrogenic right coronary dissection that is a very rare condition as a cause of myocardial infarction, is discussed in this case report.

• Authors: Mustafa Gur, Remzi Yilmaz, Recep Demirbag, Alper S Kunt
• Journal: The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (Int J Cardiovasc Imaging) 2006 Jun-Aug Vol. 22 Issue 3-4 Pg. 321-5 ISSN: 1569-5794 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16317503 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aortic Dissection (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Coronary Aneurysm (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Coronary Angiography (adverse effects)
• Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump
• Coronary Artery Disease (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Electrocardiography
• Endarterectomy, Carotid
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myocardial Infarction (etiology, surgery)