title: Angioplasty of a coronary artery via the translumbar approach in a patient with severe peripheral vascular disease.
abstract: We report on a woman with severe peripheral vascular disease with unstable angina, in which access to the central circulation was not possible from a peripheral route. The translumbar approach was used for coronary angiography and a successful angioplasty of the left circumflex artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1045, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Routh
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Braden
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Kahl
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed