A Case of an Obstructive Intramural Haematoma during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Successfully Treated with Intima Microfenestrations Utilising a Cutting Balloon Inflation Technique

During percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), good lesion preparation with adequate balloon predilatation is a fundamental step before stent deployment in order to achieve optimal stent expansion and favourable long-term outcomes post PCI. During PCI, inadvertent vessel tearing can occur, resulting in coronary dissections and formation of intramural haematomas. The latter might be associated with compression of the vessel lumen and significant compromise of the coronary blood flow leading to myocardial ischaemia and infarction. Herein, we present a case of intramural haematoma that occurred after PCI of the left anterior descending artery resulting in occlusion of the vessel and the subsequent use of a cutting balloon inflation technique to resolve the haematoma and restore the normal coronary blood flow.

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Effect of routine postdilatation on final coronary blood flow in primary percutaneous coronary intervention patients without angiographic stent expansion problems

Journal of Investigative Medicine ◽

10.1136/jim-2018-000725 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 (8) ◽

pp. 1096-1101

Author(s):

Korhan Soylu ◽

Ali Ekber Ataş ◽

Mustafa Yenerçağ ◽

Murat Akçay ◽

Onur Şeker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Blood Flow ◽

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽

Coronary Blood Flow ◽

Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽

Coronary Intervention ◽

Timi Flow ◽

Stent Expansion ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Percutaneous Coronary

Inadequate expansion of coronary stents is associated with stent thrombosis in early stage and with stent restenosis in later stages. Postdilatation (postD) performed using non-compliant balloons improves stent expansion. However, use of this ballooning strategy in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) has not been evaluated adequately. Patients who presented with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and underwent PPCI were included in the present study. Patients were randomized into two groups as those for whom postD was performed (n=62) and those for whom postD was not performed (n=62). Coronary blood flow was evaluated using the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow and TIMI frame count (TFC). Total of 124 patients with STEMI were included in the study. There was no difference with respect to baseline TIMI flow, culprit coronary artery and MI localization. However, slow-reflow rate (14.5% vs 35.5%, p=0.007) and final corrected TFC (28.9±16.9 vs 37.0±23.1, p=0.028) were significantly higher in the postD group. Multivariate regression analysis showed postD as an independent variable for slow reflow (OR 11.566, 95% CI 1.633 to 81.908, p=0.014). In our study, routine postD during PPCI was found to be associated with an increased risk of slow reflow in patients without angiographic stent expansion problems.

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