Elizabeth Page, Spyridon Kostantinis, Judit Karacsonyi, Salman S Allana, Evan Walser-Kuntz, Bavana V Rangan, Bahadir Simsek, Beatrice Rynders, Olga C Mastrodemos, Larissa Stanberry, Vennela Avula, Athanasios Rempakos, M Nicholas Burke, Yader Sandoval, Michael Mooney, Paul Sorajja, Jay H Traverse, Anil Poulose, Ivan Chavez, Yale Wang, Mario Gössl, Emmanouil S Brilakis
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery dissection is a feared and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS: We examined the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics, and outcomes of coronary dissection at a tertiary care institution. RESULTS: Between 2014 and 2019, unplanned coronary dissection occurred in 141 of 10,278 PCIs (1.4%). Median patient age was 68 (60, 78) years, 68% were men, and 83% had hypertension...
May 16, 2023: Journal of Invasive Cardiology