Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions
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Cardiovasc Revasc Med · Apr 2007
Case ReportsLeft-circumflex coronary artery to right atrium fistula with saccular aneurysm and its endovascular treatment.
The combination of coronary artery aneurysm and coronary artery fistula is infrequent. A saccular aneurysm of a branch of the left-circumflex coronary artery associated with multiple fistulae to the right atrium was observed on a coronary angiogram performed in a 47-year-old female. Multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography detailed the anatomy of the abnormal coronary artery. An embolization with a microcoil was performed and the aneurysm sac was excluded.
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Cardiovasc Revasc Med · Apr 2007
Percutaneous vertebral artery intervention: a necessary tool in every interventional cardiologist armamentarium.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of endovascular treatment of symptomatic vertebrobasilar insufficiency unresponsive to medical therapy. ⋯ Posterior fossa ischemia is an underdiagnosed condition that occurs with relative frequency in the usual patient population that interventional cardiologists attend to. Endovascular treatment using coronary wires and stents including drug-eluting stents is the treatment of choice for vertebral artery revascularization due to its high technical success rate, low complication rate, and long-term durability.