Volume 55, Issue 1 pp. 105-108
Case Report

Successful percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation in anomalous right coronary arteries arising from the left sinus of valsalva: A report of two cases

Mauricio G. Cohen MD

Mauricio G. Cohen MD

Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

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Thaddeus R. Tolleson MD

Thaddeus R. Tolleson MD

Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

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Robert H. Peter MD

Robert H. Peter MD

Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

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J. Kevin Harrison MD

J. Kevin Harrison MD

Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

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Michael H. Sketch Jr. MD

Corresponding Author

Michael H. Sketch Jr. MD

Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Room 7430, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710Search for more papers by this author
First published: 20 December 2001
Citations: 27

Abstract

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva can be technically challenging because of difficulty in selectively cannulating the vessel. We present two cases of successful stent implantation in an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva. In both cases, we used an oversized 6 Fr Judkins left guiding catheter, which provided excellent angiographic visualization and guide support for stent delivery. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;55:105–108. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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