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Successful Percutaneous Treatment of Coronary Artery Ectasia with Drug-Eluting Stent
Department of Cardiology, NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
Department of Clinical Trials, Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Surat, India
- 1 Department of Cardiology, NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
- 2 Department of Clinical Trials, Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Surat, India
International Journal of Clinical Medicine·Volume 05 (2014)·Pages 1265–1268·Published 4 November 2014·DOI10.4236/ijcm.2014.520161
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Abstract
Coronary artery ectasia is well-known but relatively uncommon finding with prevalence ranging from 1.2% to 5.3%. Coronary artery ectasia has been associated with atherosclerosis in approximately half of the cases. Here, we are presenting a case of male patient who experienced myocardial infarction and was diagnosed with coronary artery ectasia in proximal-mid junction of left anterior descending artery with stenotic lesion. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
KeywordsCoronary Artery EctasiaDrug Eluting StentPercutaneous Coronary Intervention
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