Can Nominal Burst Pressure (NBP) Guarantee the Safeguard against Dissection during Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)?
Abstract
A 68-year-old male with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and current smoking as coronary risk factors was referred for Coronary Angiography (CAG) in lieu of chronic stable angina-Canadian cardiovascular society III despite guideline directed medical treatment which revealed a critical stenotic lesion (90%) in the proximal Left Circumflex (LCx) coronary artery with mild calcification.
Article Information
| Journal | SF Journal of Cardiology |
| Article Type | Case Report |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |