2024 Fellows Courses

Iatrogenic Dissection

Presenter

Louai Razzouk, M.D., M.P.H., FSCAI, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Louai Razzouk, M.D., M.P.H., FSCAI, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

Learning Objectives:
  1. Explore the potential causes of iatrogenic dissections including guide-induced, stent edge, and wire and learn strategies to prevent these complications.
  2. Address the significance of dissection location (LM, ostial versus other locations) and how it relates to management strategies and and prognosis.
  3. Examine the implications of an intramural hematoma associated with a dissection and explain general management strategies, including when to stent and when to manage conservatively.
Keywords: Complex and High-risk Coronary Intervention (CHIP) and Complications