Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of a right coronary artery arising from the left main coronary artery

Abstract

Angioplasty of anomalous coronary arteries presents unique technical challenges. Correct guiding catheter selection is important to ensure adequate access to the anomalous vessel and to provide support to cross the lesion. A case of successful PTCA of a lesion in an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left main coronary artery is presented.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of coronary arteries with anomalous origin

“…In this case, Gibbs et al [30] obtained good engagement only by using a Judkins left 3 guiding catheter, which was manipulated into a coaxial position in the acutely angled proximal segment of the anomalous RCA .…”

Successful percutaneous coronary angioplasty in a patient with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left anterior descending artery

“…In literature there has been many different successful PTCA and stenting for different coronary artery anomalous [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. Our case differentiated for being the proximal lesion of LAD with RCA which basis on diagonal and successful expansion resulted.…”