Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for multiple lesions in a coronary artery--report of two cases.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was performed successfully in two patients with angina pectoris who had two separate significant stenotic lesions in a coronary artery. One patient had stenoses in segments 6 and 7 of the left anterior descending coronary artery. After PTCA, angina disappeared, an exercise ECG became negative and a 201Tl myocardial scintigram returned to normal. In the other patient, two separate stenotic lesions were found in segment 3 of the RCA. Angina and an exercise ECG improved after PTCA. These results suggest the validity of PTCA for multiple stenotic lesions in the same coronary artery.
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged