Prevalence and Predictors of Coronary Artery Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (from the ORPKI National Registry in Poland)

•We assessed data on coronary artery perforation (CAP) rates in Poland based on data from the Polish National ORPKI Registry. •Between 2014 and 2017 a total of 344,517 consecutive patients treated with PCI entered the ORPKI registry and CAP was observed in 595 (0.17%) patients. •In the CAP group, a higher rate of PCIs within chronic total occlusions and saphenous vein graft, as well as rotational atherectomy procedures was observed. •Patients...