Atherosclerosis of the Internal Mammary Artery: Intravascular Ultrasound and Virtual Histology Imaging

Atherosclerosis of the Internal Mammary Artery: Intravascular Ultrasound and Virtual Histology Imaging

Atherosclerotic disease of the shaft of the internal mammary artery (IMA) is rare. This imaging series demonstrates that angiography or arterial duplex ultrasound before bypass surgery of the IMA should be performed even when considering the patient for an emergent bypass surgery.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of invasive cardiology 2018-04, Vol.30 (4), p.E35-E36
Hauptverfasser: Mehta, Sanjay S, Shah, Falak B, Connor, Ann
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Atherosclerotic disease of the shaft of the internal mammary artery (IMA) is rare. This imaging series demonstrates that angiography or arterial duplex ultrasound before bypass surgery of the IMA should be performed even when considering the patient for an emergent bypass surgery.
ISSN:1557-2501