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Percutaneous coronary artery stenting of an anomalous right coronary artery with high anterior takeoff using standard size 7 French left Judkins guiding catheters.
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2003
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Percutaneous Coronary InterventionDifficult VesselStandard Size 7Endovascular TechniqueCardiovascular DiseaseCoronary UnitCoronary Artery DiseaseVascular SurgeryHigh Anterior TakeoffSurgeryVascular AccessEndovascular ManagementMedicineCardiologyStandard SizeEmergency MedicineAnesthesiology
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.