Catheter-induced dissection of a normal right coronary artery: Reappraisal of the underlying mechanisms

Iatrogenic coronary artery dissection during diagnostic coronary catheterization is a rare but life-threatening event with a reported incidence of less than 0.1%. The current case report addresses the issue of catheter-induced dissection of an apparently normal right coronary artery (RCA). I tried t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wassam El Din HadadEl Shafey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
RCA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260815000630