Right Coronary Ostial Plasty without Patch Material

Introduction

Coronary ostial plasty with patch enlargement has been performed only for isolated ostial lesions without further arteriosclerotic stenosis [[1]]. A new method of right coronary ostial plasty is presented here.

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