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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:2024-2026
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Emergent operation for percutaneous coronary rupture after abciximab administration

Charles S. Roberts, MDa, N. Ruben Bocanegra, PAa

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Accepted for publication April 18, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Roberts, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of North Carolina, 108 Burnett-Womack Bldg. CB#7065, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7065
e-mail: charless{at}med.unc.edu

A 72-year-old woman had rupture of a coronary artery during angioplasty in the setting of abciximab therapy. Prolonged reinflation of the balloon failed to produce closure of the perforated site. Emergency coronary ligation and bypass after abciximab administration was associated with excessive postoperative bleeding.






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