Here we report a rare and challenging case of an 81-year-old woman with high-risk unstable angina undergoing emergency catheterization which indicated the presence of single-vessel coronary artery ...
Measurement of systolic arterial pressure in the thighs (Table 1) suggested, and aortography demonstrated, obstruction of the terminal aorta. The obstruction was relieved by endarterectomy ...
Retrograde catheter aortography was performed in 4 patients, and a + (minor) aortic regurgitation was noted in each case. The pulmonary artery was visualized in 1 case by direct needle puncture ...