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Coronary Caverns: Spontaneous Recanalized Chronic Total Occlusion With Multiple Microchannels
Zaki Akhtar1, Christos Kontogiannis, Sumeet Sharma
1Ashford and St Peter's Hospital NHS trust, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT16 0PZ. Zakiakhtar@nhs.net.
Abstract:
Spontaneous chronic total occlusion recanalization is rare. It has scarcely been described previously and with minimal visual detail. Optical coherence tomography permitted comprehensive visualization of the microchannels in this case, seldom seen previously. With Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 3 flow in the affected vessel via these patent channels, optimal medical therapy may be an appropriate strategy.
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