title: Tortuous internal mammary artery angioplasty: accordion effect with limitation of flow.
abstract: Mechanical straightening of a tortuous vessel during angioplasty has been well described. It can be mistaken for thrombus, dissection or spasm. This report presents a case in which straightening of vessel due to stiff guide wire results in accordion effect and flow limitation.
authors.affiliation: Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier, 6 avenue du Noyer Lambert, 91300 Massy, France. kumarpre@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Premchand
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loubeyre
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lefevre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benslimane
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Louvard
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Morice
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D015607:Stents