title: Digital subtraction angiography in angioplasty of total coronary artery occlusion.
abstract: This report describes a digital subtraction angiographic technique used to simultaneously display the proximal and distal segments of three totally occluded coronary arteries in two patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The advantage of this technique over routine cineangiography for PTCA of total occlusions is illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013382:Subtraction Technique