A Cath Lab Disaster: What Can We Do?
Abstract
Aortic perforation is a rare and potentially fatal complication during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This Interactive CME Case presents the case of a 47-year-old man who developed cardiac tamponade secondary to iatrogenic aortic perforation during PCI—a true nightmare.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1705 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 115 - 119
Submitted on: Sep 9, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 8, 2025
Published on: Nov 7, 2025
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Yuriy Stukov, Andrii Gavrylyshin, Sergiy Salo, Olena V. Levchyshyna, Vasyl Lazoryshynets, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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