Case report – Post-cardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) following coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) assisted left-main angioplasty

Abstract

Intravascular lithotripsy converts electrical energy into sonic waves which selectively break calcium facilitating better stent expansion in calcified coronary arteries. There is a small chance of myocardial injury caused by IVL presenting as post-cardiac injury syndrome (PCIS). This is the first case of documented PCIS following the use of IVL.

Keywords

• Post-cardiac injury syndrome
• Intravascular lithotripsy
• Left main coronary artery disease
• Dressler syndrome