title: Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention through a Severely Bent Artificial Ascending Aorta Using the DIO Thrombus Aspiration Catheter.
abstract: A 66-year-old man was admitted to our institute because of chest pain. He had undergone replacement of the ascending aorta due to aortic dissection 9 years previously. We made a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, and coronary artery angiography was performed. Although the right coronary artery was successfully cannulated, a severe bend of the artificial aorta made it very difficult to advance the catheter into the left coronary artery. Ultimately, a DIO thrombus aspiration catheter was used to enter the left coronary artery, and a stent was implanted successfully. The DIO catheter is very useful when the selection of a guiding catheter is complicated, such as in the case of severe vessel tortuosity or a bend of the ascending aorta.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya City, Saitama 3438555, Japan.
authors: Akinori
authors: A
authors: Fujikake
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya City, Saitama 3438555, Japan.
authors: Takaaki
authors: 0000-0002-8361-6024
authors: T
authors: Komatsu
authors: Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya City, Saitama 3438555, Japan.
authors: Isao
authors: 0000-0002-0330-2851
authors: I
authors: Taguchi