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Off-pump treatment of coronary artery perforation after percutaneous intervention with a pericardial patch

^a Department of Cardiac Surgery, C.U.B. Erasme Hospital, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
^b Department of Cardiology, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 2 555 38 17; fax: +32 2 555 66 52.

E-mail address: jean-marie.de.smet{at}ulb.ac.be (J.-M. De Smet).

Coronary artery perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary interventions, usually requiring surgical intervention. A case of perforation of the diagonal branch after stent deployment is reported. Off-pump surgery was performed with the use of a pericardial patch and surgical glue to close the perforation. Epidemiology and treatment are discussed.

Key Words: Coronary perforation; Stent; Pericardial patch