Marques K M, De Cock C C, Bronzwaer J G, Visser C A
Department of Cardiology, Free University Hospital Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Sep;42(1):34-6. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199709)42:1<34::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-m.
Coronary perforation caused by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) occurs rarely and most often leads to communication to the pericardial space. We report a case where PTCA caused a coronary artery rupture and fistulization to the right ventricular outflow tract.