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Angioplasty of tortuous left internal mammary artery: description of a new technique
1Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
Angioplasty of the distal anastomosis site of a markedly tortuous left internal mammary artery (LIMA)--anterior descending artery is described. Tortuosity of LIMA was negotiated using the Tracker-Seeker catheter guidewire system. Angioplasty was then performed using the conventional technique.