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01-01-2016 | Case Report

A lotus root-like appearance in both the left anterior descending and right coronary arteries

Authors: Hiromu Kadowaki, Eiji Taguchi, Yoshihiro Kotono, Hiroto Suzuyama, Masayoshi Yoshida, Shinzo Miyamoto, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Nishigami, Koichi Nakao

Published in: Heart and Vessels | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

A 60-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of dyspnea on exertion. He was diagnosed with heart failure due to an old myocardial infarction. Myocardial stress perfusion scintigraphy revealed inducible myocardial ischemia. Coronary angiography revealed hazy slit lesions in both the left anterior descending (LAD) and right coronary arteries (RCA). We first performed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the LAD lesion. Subsequently, we performed PCI for the RCA lesion using multiple imaging modalities. We observed a lotus root-like appearance in both the LAD and RCA, and PCI was successful for both vessels. We describe this rare case in detail.

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Title: A lotus root-like appearance in both the left anterior descending and right coronary arteries
Authors: Hiromu Kadowaki
Eiji Taguchi
Yoshihiro Kotono
Hiroto Suzuyama
Masayoshi Yoshida
Shinzo Miyamoto
Tomohiro Sakamoto
Kazuhiro Nishigami
Koichi Nakao
Publication date: 01-01-2016
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Heart and Vessels / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0910-8327
Electronic ISSN: 1615-2573
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-014-0567-7

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