title: Angioplasty of a totally occluded right coronary artery.
abstract: We have presented a case of angioplasty of a chronically occluded right coronary artery. The occlusion had been present for 6 wks by clinical estimates. The length of the occluded segment (approximately 55 cm) did not preclude a successful outcome. Proper selection and manipulation of angioplasty equipment are, as in every case, critical for procedural success. Subintimal guidewire passage, though a frequent event, is occasionally associated with ischemic manifestations, and mandates detection and proper management. New approaches to PTCA of total coronary occlusions continue to be developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond 23298.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Vetrovec
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*