Noninvasive Recanalization of a Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion

Kos, Nikola and Radeljić, Vjekoslav and Pavlović, Nikola and Kordić, Krešimir and Đula, Kristijan and Bulj, Nikola and Krčmar, Tomislav and Brkljačić, Diana Delić and Zeljković, Ivan and Manola, Šime (2019) Noninvasive Recanalization of a Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion. Case Reports in Cardiology, 2019. pp. 1-7. ISSN 2090-6404

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Abstract

Background. Spontaneous recanalization of a chronically occluded artery is rare and reported anecdotally. Case Summary. We report a case of a patient with a chronically occluded right coronary artery, found on a coronary angiography performed due to acute ST elevation myocardial infarction with an occluded circumflex artery as a culprit lesion. Three months later, a follow-up angiography was performed and a recanalization of the occluded right coronary artery was detected. Discussion. There is a possibility that intrinsic fibrinolytic mechanisms with the additional effect of standard antithrombotic drugs administrated after the acute coronary event led to the recanalization.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: STM Library > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2023 06:11
Last Modified: 05 Mar 2024 03:54
URI: http://open.journal4submit.com/id/eprint/973

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