Author(s)

Swapan Saha¹, Tony Ete¹, Rinchin Dorjee¹, Gaurav Kavi¹, Pravin Kumar Jha¹, Pranjal Phukan², Animesh Mishra¹

¹Department of Cardiology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India.
²Department of Radiology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India.

Patients having chronic total occlusion (CTO) of coronary artery who have inadequate collaterals to provide sufficient blood flow to the myocardial bed may present with anginal symptoms. Revascularisation of myocardium can be considered in those patients who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. Angioplasty in CTO may lead to complication like coronary perforation which if not managed on time can be catastrophic. However with proper back up, team work and skill such dreaded complication can be taken care of with good outcome.

Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Perforation, Cardiac Tamponade

Saha, S. , Ete, T. , Dorjee, R. , Kavi, G. , Jha, P. , Phukan, P. and Mishra, A. (2016) Dangerous Complication of Percutaneous Coronary Intervension (PCI) of Coronary Complete Total Occlusion (CTO) Managed by Complete Total Occlusion (CTO). Open Access Library Journal, 3, 1-5. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1102999.