Distal embolization case 14
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hardik Patel, M.D., Sapan Patel M.B.B.S
Distal Embolization
Shown below is a pre-intervention angiogram with significant lesion in the proximal RCA.
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Shown below is an angiogram with ongoing intervention on the proximal RCA.
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Shown below is a post-intervention angiogram with occlusion of the acute marginal branch in the mid RCA depicting distal embolization.
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Shown below is a post-intervention angiogram without any occlusion in the RCA which indicates transient distal embolization.
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