A child case of acute right coronary obstruction due to catheter-induced coronary dissection: successful reperfusion without stenting

Pediatr Cardiol. 2005 Jul-Aug;26(4):473-6. doi: 10.1007/s00246-004-0781-7.

Abstract

We report on a 10-year-old child who suffered from acute right coronary obstruction due to catheter-induced coronary dissection. Immediate placement of a perfusion catheter into the obstructed right coronary artery and subsequent overnight reperfusion allowed successful recovery of the right coronary artery lumen without implantation of a stent. Follow-up angiography demonstrated spontaneous regression of the dissected coronary artery and normal right and left ventricular wall motion. The indication of stent implantation should be carefully determined in a child case of iatrogenic coronary dissection because stenting may induce coronary stenosis during growth.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Aortic Dissection / complications*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Child
  • Coronary Aneurysm / complications*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / etiology*
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male