RIGHT CORONARY-ARTERY PSEUDO-TRANSECTION DUE TO MECHANICAL STRAIGHTENING DURING CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY

Authors
BLANKENSHIP JC
Citation
Jc. Blankenship, RIGHT CORONARY-ARTERY PSEUDO-TRANSECTION DUE TO MECHANICAL STRAIGHTENING DURING CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 36(1), 1995, pp. 43-45
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
43 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1995)36:1<43:RCPDTM>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Straightening of tortuous coronary arteries during coronary angioplast y may produce transient angiographic defects that have a typical invag inated appearance, We report a case in which coronary straightening pr oduced an unusual defect mimicking severe damage to the artery, Recogn ition and conservative management were essential to avoid complication s. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.