Coronary artery perforation after bioresorbable scaffold implantation treated with a new generation covered stent-OCT insights.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery perforation is a rare but potentially lethal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with an associated mortality of 7-17%. We report the case of coronary artery perforation complicating Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) implantation and the associated technical challenges with managing this life-threatening complication.

Case report

A 46-year-old male was referred to our institution and underwent PCI with an Absorb bioabsorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) to a proximal LAD long segment bifurcation lesion. Following pre-dilation and deployment of the 3.5 × 28 mm Absorb BVS, high pressure post-dilation of the distal scaffold was complicated by a large, Ellis type III coronary perforation with no flow to the distal LAD beyond

SUBMITTER: Chen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8864843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature