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Coronary intervention and arteria lusoria—Not simple as it may seem
Author(s) -
Rafiq Arsalan,
Chutani Surendra,
Krim Nassim R.
Publication year - 2019
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.27803
Subject(s) - medicine , safer , percutaneous coronary intervention , simple (philosophy) , intervention (counseling) , stroke (engine) , radiology , surgery , cardiology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , computer security , epistemology , myocardial infarction , computer science , engineering , psychiatry
We reviewed the letter from Dr. Walter W. Woody and would like to thank him for showing his interest in our article and providing his opinion and point of view. However, we respectfully disagree with few points that have been raised. Switching to a femoral approach was considered to be a safer alternative for percutaneous intervention due to the presence of arteria lusoria. Risks and possible complications would include increased contrast use, increased radiation exposure, aortic dissection and even cerebral stroke, all of which have been reported extensively in literature. One single procedural methodology cannot be applied to a particular clinical scenario, whether simple or challenging. We have multiple different catheters and multiple different interventional approaches at our disposal to help and guide us through a case, in the best interest of the patient.