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SUBMITTER: Abdel-Karim AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5030402 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abdel-Karim Abdul-Rahman R AR Vo Minh M Main Michael L ML Grantham J Aaron JA
Case reports in cardiology 20160907
Interventricular septal hematoma is a rare complication of retrograde chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) with a typically benign course. Here we report two cases of interventricular septal hematoma and coronary-cameral fistula development after right coronary artery (RCA) CTO-PCI using a retrograde approach. Both were complicated by development of ST-segment elevation and chest pain. One case was managed actively and the other conservatively, both with a favo ...[more]