Korean Circ J.  2018 Nov;48(11):1028-1029. 10.4070/kcj.2018.0179.

Defining Coronary Artery Perforation with Ultrasound Contrast Agent

• Youn YJ
• Khalid S
• Azrin M
• Lee J

• KMID: 2422552
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2018.0179

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Coronary Vessels*
Ultrasonography*

Figure

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  Figure 1 Coronary angiography and contrast echocardiography. (A) Post-stenting angiography shows CAP in the LAD (white arrowheads), but it is not definitive whether this perforation emptied into the pericardium (Ellis classification III) or into the RV (Ellis classification III cavity spilling). (B) After injection of UCA into the LAD, the rapid and dense appearance of UCA in the RV on echocardiography confirms the CAP of Ellis classification III cavity spilling. CAP = coronary artery perforation; LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; LV = left ventricle; RV = right ventricle; UCA = ultrasound contrast agent.

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