International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents Int J Angiol 2004; 13(2): 84-85DOI: 10.1007/s00547-004-1058-y Case Reports© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkPitfalls of coronary angiography in aortic dissection—A case reportNazim U.A. Khan, Kenneth S. Lerrick, Alan P. Kypson, Pabitra K. Saha Division of Cardiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Buy Article(opens in new window) Abstract A pitfall of coronary angiography is described in a patient with acute type A aortic dissection. Initially, the coronary arteries could not be engaged because of the guidewire crossing into the false lumen from the true lumen via the distal dissection flap. PDF (78 kb)
