"Concertina" effect during angioplasty of tortuous right and left coronary arteries and importance of using over-the-wire system: a case report

P K Goel; A Agarwal; A Kapoor

"Concertina" effect during angioplasty of tortuous right and left coronary arteries and importance of using over-the-wire system: a case report

Indian Heart J. 2001 Jan-Feb;53(1):87-90.

Authors

P K Goel¹, A Agarwal, A Kapoor

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. pkgoel@sgpgi.ac.in

PMID: 11456149

Abstract

A case wherein "Concertina" effect appeared during angioplasty of both right and left coronary arteries is described. Also, the advantages of using an over-the-wire system in such cases are stressed especially when extreme tortuosity and total occlusion are present together.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angina Pectoris / diagnostic imaging
Angina Pectoris / therapy*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
Coronary Angiography
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography, Interventional