Coronary angioplasty of branch vessels associated with an extreme angle take-off.
Stenoses in branch vessels which originate at acute angle to the main vessel represent a technically challenging anatomy for the performance of balloon angioplasty [PTCA]. We report a novel technique utilizing a distally placed perfusion balloon that facilitated guidewire placement and subsequent balloon angioplasty of a branch vessel stenosis.
Gershony
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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento 95817, USA.
Hussain
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Rowan
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D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods