Introduction
Iatrogenic acute aortic dissection (IAAD) during percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) is an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening
complication, occurring in less than < 0,02% of the
procedures. Patients with a limited aortic wall involvement have been
treated successfully by sealing the entry tear with a coronary stent.
Dissections extending up the aorta > 40 mm from the
coronary ostia require more often an emergent surgical intervention.
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We report three different cases of iatrogenic aortic dissection
successfully treated with ascending aorta replacement.