Korean Circ J.  2004 Aug;34(8):799-803. 10.4070/kcj.2004.34.8.799.

Two Cases of Coronary Pseudo-Lesion Induced in the Left Circumflex Artery and the Right Coronary Artery by the Angioplasty Guide-Wire

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Coronary pseudo-lesion is an artificial lesion that occurs during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty by an angioplasty guide wire and/or a balloon as a result of a straightening of the vessel curvature. A specific treatment is not required and the condition is completely resolved after removing the angioplasty wire. There are few reports about a pseudo-lesion, particularly in the left circumflex artery. We report two cases of a coronary pseudo-lesion induced by an angioplasty guide wire; one case affecting the left circumflex artery and the other affecting the right coronary artery.

Keyword

Pseudo-lesion; Coronary angioplasty; Guide-wire

MeSH Terms

Angioplasty*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Arteries*
Coronary Vessels*
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