Int J Angiol 2003; 12(4): 260-262
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-004-1033-7
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Cutting balloon and stenting of a stenosis at the origin of the left internal thoracic artery

Anthony J. Agostini, Zafir Hawa, John Balacko
  • Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Publication Date:
26 April 2011 (online)

Abstract

Catheterization was performed in a 58-year-old female with chest pain, which exposed a high-grade stenosis of the ostium of the left internal thoracic artery. Bypass had been completed three years earlier. Successful percutaneous intervention was performed utilizing a cutting balloon and a stent.

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