Distal embolization of coronary calcified nodule after rotational atherectomy

A 62-year-old man with effort angina underwent percutaneous coronary intervention in our hospital. The target lesion was severely calcified at the mid part of the right coronary artery. Pre-procedural intravascular imaging and optical frequency domain imaging showed a calcified nodule at the lesion....

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Main Authors: Norihiro Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Ito, Masahiro Yamawaki, Motoharu Araki, Tsuyoshi Sakai, Yasunari Sakamoto, Shinsuke Mori, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Masahiro Nauchi, Yohsuke Honda, Kenji Makino, Shigemitsu Shirai, Tomoya Fukagawa, Toshihiko Kishida, Keisuke Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18799243