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.
Cardiology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel. cafricar@netvision.net.il
Carlos
C
Cafri
Shmuel
S
Fuchs
Osvaldo
O
Slutzky
Jean Marc
JM
Weinstein
Georgeta
G
Esanu
Reuben
R
Ilia
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