Coronary angioplasty of tortuous anomalous coronary arteries can be technically challenging. We describe a successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of an anomalous right coronary artery after a failed previous attempt. The anatomic limitations of anomolous right coronary arte
Coronary angioplasty of anomalous right coronary arteries
β Scribed by Charney, Richard ;Spindola-Franco, Hugo ;Grose, Richard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 270 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
We report 2 cases of successful angioplasty of anomalous right coronary arteries originating above the sinotubular line at the junction of the right and left sinus of Valsalva. The use of Amplatz left guiding catheters provided optimal support for performing angioplasty. Β© 1993 WileyβLiss, Inc.
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Five patients with significant atherosclerotic lesions of anomalous coronary arteries underwent coronary angiopiasty of the anomalous vessel. Four patients had anomalous circumflex artery and 1 had an anomalous right coronary artery. Angiographic and clinical success was achieved in all 5 patients.