Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 14, Number 6, December 2023, pages 464-467

Left Anterior Descending Artery Dissection in a Female Patient With History of Chest Radiation Treatment and Separate Ostia of the Left Coronary Arteries

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. LAD of anomalous origin (separate ostium) with a mid-80% type B1 angiographic lesion. LAD: left anterior descending artery.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. (a) Proximal occlusion of the previously stented LAD. (b) Intimal tear in mid LAD involving the media and fibrotic plaque. (c) Large area of hematoma and identification of the compressed true vessel lumen. LAD: left anterior descending artery.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Final angiographic result after the implantation of one DES 3.5 × 38 mm at the ostial part of the vessel, overlapped with the previously implanted stent. DES: drug-eluting stents.