Intravascular stenting of the right internal mammary artery.
Despite its tortuous course and small caliber, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the internal mammary artery can be performed with a high initial success rate (82-94%). The successful deployment of a balloon expandable coil stent at the mid-right internal mammary artery in a patient with recurrent stenosis of that graft is reported.
Bajaj
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Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
Roubin
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GS
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents