Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Nov 2023)

An analysis of published cases of cutting balloon use in spontaneous coronary artery dissection

  • Bojan Maričić,
  • Zoran Perišić,
  • Zoran Perišić,
  • Tomislav Kostić,
  • Tomislav Kostić,
  • Nenad Božinović,
  • Nenad Božinović,
  • Milovan Petrović,
  • Milovan Petrović,
  • Milenko Čanković,
  • Milenko Čanković,
  • Zlatko Mehmedbegović,
  • Zlatko Mehmedbegović,
  • Stefan Juričić,
  • Vladimir Vasilev,
  • Sonja Dakić,
  • Sonja Dakić,
  • Jelena Perišić,
  • Jelena Milošević,
  • Mihajlo Bojanović,
  • Miroslav Nikolić,
  • Tijana Maričić,
  • Svetlana Apostolović,
  • Svetlana Apostolović

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1270530
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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IntroductionSCAD involves a sudden tear or separation within the layers of the coronary artery wall, resulting in blood flow obstruction and subsequent myocardial ischemia.Materials and methodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify relevant published cases of cutting balloon use in patients diagnosed with spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Electronic databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar were systematically searched from inception until the present using terms “cutting balloon,” “SCAD,” “acute coronary syndrome,” “intramural hematoma,” and “angioplasty.”ResultsA total of 32 published cases of cutting balloon use in spontaneous coronary artery dissection were analyzed in this study. The majority of the patients included in the analysis were female without prior history of cardiovascular disease. The median age of the SCAD population was approximately 46 years. The most frequently affected artery in SCAD cases was the Left Anterior Descending artery. Intravascular ultrasound was utilized more frequently than other modalities of adjunctive imaging techniques. The most frequent complication was the distal propagation of hematoma. Despite the successful dilation achieved with the cutting balloon, in some cases stenting was required to provide additional support.ConclusionThe results of this analysis demonstrate that cutting balloon use in SCAD cases yields favorable outcomes.

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