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The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart....
IndicationA 57-year-old white male with history of previous tobacco abuse and hypertension presented to another facility with acute onset of chest discomfort. He was found to have acute inferior wall ST elevation (Figure 1). The patient was transferred to Winter Haven Hospital for an emergent left heart catheterization. from Cath Lab Digest.
We present a case of a lesion within a previously placed right coronary artery stent that was determined to be thrombotic in nature, thereby guiding the strategy for percutaneous coronary intervention. from Cath Lab Digest. Embolic Protection
A 64-year-old female with history of coronary artery disease, previous stent of the ostial right coronary artery (RCA) and a previous mid RCA stent, presented with unstable angina symptoms. She underwent diagnostic angiography via the right radial artery with K. S. Chandrasekhar, MD. A 90% in-stent ostial restenosis of the RCA was found, as well as incomplete ostial coverage with the prior stent. The patient was referred for revascularization. from Cath Lab Digest.
