Right coronary ostial atherectomy: a really close shave.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA) has had limited success with higher complication and restenosis rates in aorto-ostial lesions. Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) has been advocated as an alternative to PTCA in such lesions. In this report, we describe a potential complication of DCA in right coronary ostial lesions.
Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
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D000368:Aged; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male