title: Severe coronary ectasia and tortuosity--an unpleasant finding during percutaneous revascularization in acute coronary syndrome.
abstract: Percutaneous coronary revascularization plays an important role in the management of acute coronary syndrome. Unpredictable angiographic findings of severe coronary ectasia and tortuosity may, however, compromise the otherwise high and predictable success rates of this intervention. We report on two patients with acute coronary syndrome in whom difficult anatomy precluded successful percutaneous recanalization of the culprit vessel.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital Izola, Izola, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ambrozic
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zorman
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noc
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged