Association between the Angle of the Left Subclavian Artery and Procedural Time for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Masatsugu MiyagawaDaisuke FukamachiKatsunori FukumotoMasaki MondenKurara TakahashiShohei MigitaSaki MizobuchiYudai TanakaAkihito OgakuYutaka KoyamaHidesato FujitoRiku AraiNorio TakeiKeisuke KojimaKorehito IidaNobuhiro MurataYasuo Okumura

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiology (2022)

Our study showed that lower left subclavian artery angles as a marker of the tortuosity via the LRA were strongly associated with a longer sheath insertion to balloon time and subsequent entire procedure time during the PCI.

Keyphrases

percutaneous coronary intervention
st segment elevation myocardial infarction
acute myocardial infarction
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
antiplatelet therapy
st elevation myocardial infarction
coronary artery bypass grafting
atrial fibrillation
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