Direct coronary stenting through the radial approach in an anomalous coronary artery.
An anomalous origin of the coronary artery is an infrequent finding on coronary angiogram. Percutaneous coronary intervention may sometimes be difficult in such situations. We report two cases of anomalous coronary arteries in whom direct stenting was done via the radial approach.
Patel
Tejas M
TM
Department of Cardiology, Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad.
Shah
Sanjay C
SC
Ranjan
Alok
A
Gupta
Anoop K
AK
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery; D015607:Stents