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(Chest. 1970;57:587-590.)
© 1970 American College of Chest Physicians

Dissection of the Left Coronary Artery Complicating Retrograde Left Heart Catheterization

Kazuto Kitamura M.D.1; Fredarick L. Gobel M.D.1; and Yang Wang M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dissection of the coronary artery caused by a catheter is reported. Progressive hematoma formation accounted for the delay in onset of symptoms. There was an extensive area of myocardial infarction. Microscopic examination revealed an intimal tear with dissection into the adventitia and nearly complete occlusion of the coronary artery lumen.






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