2021 Fellows Courses

Perforations: Control, Seal, or Coil

Presenter

Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FSCAI, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FSCAI, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify various types of coronary perforation (large vessel, distal vessel, and collateral perforation).
  2. Manage coronary perforations (balloon inflation, pericardiocentesis) and anticoagulation in case of coronary perforation.
  3. Treat large vessel perforations with covered stents and treat distal vessel perforations (embolization).
Keywords: Complications and Coronary