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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 63-66 |
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Dissection of ascending aorta: A complication of transradial artery access of coronary procedure
Muhammad Zubair Khan, Luis Guzman, Leila Rezai Gharai, Jose E Exaire
Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jose E Exaire
Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_102_17
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Iatrogenic acute dissection of ascending aorta following coronary angiography and percutaneous intervention is a rare complication. Most reports involve localized aortic dissections as a complication of cannulation of a coronary artery with propagation into the ascending aorta. It is usually treated by sealing the intima with a stent in the ostium of the coronary artery or conservative management, while extensive dissections may require a surgical intervention. We describe a case of the subclavian dissection extending into the ascending aorta that occurred during diagnostic catheterization using the radial approach. The patient was successfully treated utilizing conservative management.
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