Subraya R G, Tannenbaum A K
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Aug;50(4):460-2. doi: 10.1002/1522-726x(200008)50:4<460::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-k.
Coronary artery perforation is a rare occurrence during angioplasty and could lead to major complications requiring emergency surgical intervention. We describe a case of perforation of a saphenous vein graft during stenting. The perforation was successfully sealed by a second coronary stent.