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Aorta (Stamford). 2019 Oct;7(5):147-149. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3401020. Epub 2020 Feb 04.

A Large, Severely Obstructive, Calcified Mass in the Midsegment of Aortic Arch.

Aorta (Stamford, Conn.)

Brijesh Patel, Mahek Shah, Apurva Vyas, Timothy Misselbeck, James A Burke

Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
  2. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
  3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 32018311 PMCID: PMC7000253 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3401020

Abstract

Severe obstructive lesions in the aortic arch are rare. Crossing such lesions poses additional challenges in patients who require cardiac catheterizations. Oftentimes, specialized catheters are required to negotiate the lesion. Herein, we are reporting a series of case images that illustrate a severe lesion in the aortic arch during coronary angiography.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest related to this article.

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