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A novel technique for catheter engagement of protruding aorto‐ostial stent
Author(s) -
Uehara Yoshiki,
Shimizu Mitsuyuki,
Yoshimura Michihiro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25274
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , percutaneous coronary intervention , catheter , percutaneous , aorta , artery , radiology , cardiology , right coronary artery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
We present a case of stenoses in the right coronary artery with a previously deployed stent showing gross protrusion into the aorta. Despite difficulty in cannulation of a guiding catheter into the coronary artery, percutaneous intervention was accomplished using a novel technique to engage the protruding stent. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.