• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Apr 2021

    Case Reports

    Embolisation of the Coronary Arterial Tree with Thick Contrast Material during Coronary Angiography.

    • Waleed M Ghaleb, Abdelfatah Elasfar, Mohsen Alarbash, Abdulrahman Aldiri, and Abdulhalim Jamal Kinsara.
    • Department of Cardiology, Almadinah Cardiac Centre, Almadinah, Saudi Arabia.
    • J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021 Apr 1; 31 (4): 466468466-468.

    AbstractA 58-year male was referred to our centre with an acute inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). During the primary percutaneous coronary intervention, he suddenly collapsed with severe hypotension and severe bradycardia. The symptoms were attributed to an accidental embolisation of his left coronary system with the thick contrast material. When the remaining contrast in the bottle was investigated, it contained abnormally thick contrast material. This is a rare case of contrast embolisation, which is completely preventable but fatal, if undetected. Key Words: Coronary angiography, Contrast material, Contrast embolisation.

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