title: Successful percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation in anomalous right coronary arteries arising from the left sinus of valsalva: a report of two cases.
abstract: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva can be technically challenging because of difficulty in selectively cannulating the vessel. We present two cases of successful stent implantation in an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva. In both cases, we used an oversized 6 Fr Judkins left guiding catheter, which provided excellent angiographic visualization and guide support for stent delivery.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Mauricio G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Thaddeus R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Tolleson
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: J Kevin
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sketch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*; D015607:Stents