title: Coronary artery "pseudothrombus" due to collateral flow artifact distal to left circumflex coronary stenosis.
abstract: Since the complexity, morbidity, and costs of coronary interventions are increased when coronary thrombus is present, identification of the cause of an angiographic filling defect is potentially important. We present a case report and review our experience with a flow artifact that mimicked thrombus ("pseudothrombus") in the setting of a severe proximal stenosis in the left circumflex coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Geisinger Medical Center Danville, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822-2160, USA.
authors.forename: Elie N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Mouhayar
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Blankenship
authors.forename: Bradley D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Fenster
authors.forename: Elias A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Iliadis
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: McConnell
mesh_terms: D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged