Open AccessA rare case of “acute take off” of left circumflex artery successfully intervened using dual-lumen microcatheter
Author(s) -
Ajay Chaurasia,
Jaywant M Nawale,
Digvijay Nalawade
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_72_18
Subject(s) - medicine , circumflex , lumen (anatomy) , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , artery , stenosis , percutaneous , coronary artery disease , right coronary artery , radiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
"Acute take off" of the left circumflex artery (LCX) is a rare coronary artery variant. Development of coronary artery disease in such a vessel increases technical difficulty and failure rate for percutaneous coronary intervention. We report a rare case of "acute take off" of the LCX with proximal critical stenosis successfully intervened using dual-lumen microcatheter.