PubMed · 2003 · 10 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryClinical CardiologyInterventional CardiologyBalloon AngioplastyCardiac CatheterizationCoronary AngioplastyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary Artery SurgeryPercutaneous Coronary InterventionCongenital Coronary Artery AnomaliesCoronary Stent DeploymentCoronary StentingElective Percutaneous Coronary InterventionGuided Coronary InterventionPercutaneous Coronary Intervention Care
The anomalous right coronary artery with high anterior takeoff is an uncommon and technically difficult vessel for interventions. We describe 2 such cases in which standard size, 7 French, left Judkins guiding catheters allowed for successful percutaneous coronary intervention after many other guiding catheters had failed.