Verstraete S F, Plokker T H, Ernst S, Mast G, Bal E, Suttorp M J
Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 1999 Jun;47(2):181-4; discussion 185. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199906)47:2<181::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-U.
Intracoronary ultrasound (ICUS) is generally considered as safe procedure, with a low complication rate. We describe a nearly fatal complication of a diagnostic ICUS study that was treated successfully with stent implantation in the left main coronary artery and discuss the indications and remaining risks of this procedure.