title: Successful percutaneous coronary intervention of an anomalous right coronary artery with high anterior takeoff using a DIO thrombus aspiration catheter.
abstract: Selecting an appropriate guiding catheter is the most important determinant of procedural percutaneous coronary intervention success, especially with an anomalous right coronary artery with high anterior takeoff, which is rather complicated. We present a case of successful stent implantation in an anomalous right coronary artery with high anterior takeoff using DIO thrombus aspiration catheter. This method is useful when selection of the guiding catheter is rather complicated such as in the case of congenital coronary anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya City, Saitama, Japan. takaaki_km2@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yaguchi
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yufu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D057785:Catheters; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D013396:Suction; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome