Melike Acar

The perforation triad as a recognition-and-response pattern for balloon- or stent-related Ellis II–III coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention

OBJECTIVE: Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We describe a prespecified candidate recognition pattern - the perforation triad - that may help operators identify an evolving perforatio...