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  • Title: Severe left atrium compression after percutaneous coronary intervention with perforation of a circumflex branch of the left coronary artery.
    Author: Krabatsch T, Becher D, Schweiger M, Hetzer R.
    Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 2010 Dec; 11(6):811-3. PubMed ID: 20739408.
    Abstract:
    Coronary artery perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention, but can result in cardiac tamponade and is thus potentially life-threatening. This report describes a rare case of epimyocardial haematoma formation after coronary perforation resulting in a functional mitral stenosis in a patient with coronary bypass grafting in his history. Coronary artery perforations in patients who had previously undergone a coronary bypass grafting procedure, may lead to uncommon haematoma localizations with significant functional implications. A rapid surgical intervention can be life saving.
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