title: Percutaneous femoral transluminal angioplasty of a right brachial artery occluded after Sones coronary angiography.
abstract: A case of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) from the groin to a 7-cm right brachial artery occlusion in a 41-year-old man, having previously undergone Sones coronary angiography 2 months earlier, is presented. The post-PTA angiogram shows near-normal reconstitution of the total obstruction, persisting after 6 months with complete loss of collateral circulation. In a case of total obstruction of the brachial artery, femoral PTA should be considered before resorting to surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maouad
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guermonprez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001916:Brachial Artery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male