Angioplasty of tortuous left internal mammary artery: description of a new technique.
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.
Nakhjavan
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Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kothapalli
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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