Diagnostic importance of angiographic visualization of distal vessel in elucidating abrupt vessel closure.
Acute vessel closure complicates 0.5 9.3% of percutaneous coronary interventional procedures. This case series demonstrates the potential value of distal vessel angiographic visualization during abrupt vessel closure, which allows rapid determination of the underlying mechanism and the subsequent appropriate therapy.
Cafri
Carlos
C
Cardiology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel. cafricar@netvision.net.il
Fuchs
Shmuel
S
Slutzky
Osvaldo
O
Weinstein
Jean Marc
JM
Esanu
Georgeta
G
Ilia
Reuben
R
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged