冠状动脉轨道动脉切除术通过新部署的左主冠状动脉支架
Tabitha N Lobo1, Steven Ajluni1, Akhil Mogalapalli1
1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Cureus
|September 4, 2023
概括
轨道动脉切除术 (OA) 成功导航了一个新的左主支架来治疗阻塞的动脉. 这个案例展示了复杂的冠状动脉干预的新方法,克服了以前的设备限制.
科学领域:
- 干预心脏病学 干预心脏病学
- 心血管器械 心血管器械
- 血管生物学 血管生物学
背景情况:
- 复杂的,化冠状动脉病变往往需要穿皮冠状动脉干预 (PCI).
- 轨道切除术 (OA) 是一种用于准备这些具有挑战性的病变的工具.
- 由于设备与支架之间的相互作用等风险,通常会避免OA在新支架的远部发生.
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