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Visualized plaque debris as a cause of distal embolization after percutaneous coronary intervention in patient with unstable angina. |
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| Authors: | Shunta Sakai Kyoichi Mizuno Masato Tomimura Jun Tanabe Koji Seimiya Masamichi Takano Shinya Yokoyama Takayoshi Ohba Ryota Uemura |
| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Imba-gun, Chiba, Japan. |
| Abstract: | Procedural complications of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for unstable angina are higher than for stable angina. We report a case in which coronary angioscopy proved the dislodgment of a large plaque fragment after Cutting Balloon angioplasty and confirmed our suspicion that plaque fragmentation can cause distal embolization. |
| Keywords: | percutaneous coronary intervention plaque debris unstable angina coronary angioscopy |