Abstract

An 86-year-old woman was admitted for elective percutaneous recanalization of a chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery (Figure, panel 1), already documented in 1999. The occlusion was reopened successfully with a dedicated guidewire (Confianza, ASAHI INTECC, Ltd) and stabilized with implantation of 2 overlapping sirolimus-eluting stents (Figure, panel 2). No contrast staining was observed at the end of the procedure. After 2 hours, the patient developed intense prolonged and continuous chest …

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