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Stent implantation in a left anterior descending coronary artery through an internal mammary artery graft

โœ Scribed by Rubartelli, Paolo ;Vischi, Massimo ;Giachero, Corinna ;Solinas, Gian Piero

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
379 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
0098-6569

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โœฆ Synopsis

We describe a case of balloon angioplasty of a totally occluded left anterior descending coronary artery through a tortuous left internal mammary artery graft. Because of early recurrence of the lesion, we implanted a short Palmaz-Schatz stent with good angiographic and clinical results.

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