title: Exit block: a new technique for difficult side branch angioplasty.
abstract: Angioplasty of a stenosis at the origin of a diagonal branch was initially unsuccessful because of the straight course of the anterior descending artery and a sharp bend at the diagonal branch. Therefore, in a second attempt, the anterior descending artery was blocked by inflating a balloon distal to the diagonal branch, thereby facilitating the passage of guidewire and balloon into the diagonal branch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Nakhjavan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najmi
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002932:Cineangiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence