title: Angioplasty of tortuous left internal mammary artery: description of a new technique.
abstract: Angioplasty of the distal anastomosis site of a markedly tortuous left internal mammary artery (LIMA)--anterior descending artery is described. Tortuosity of LIMA was negotiated using the Tracker-Seeker catheter guidewire system. Angioplasty was then performed using the conventional technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Nakhjavan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kothapalli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography