Peeled Guidewire Coating with Debulked Plaque Obtained by Directional Coronary Atherectomy

Figure 1

(a) Coronary angiogram showing a tight stenosis in proximal left anterior descending artery (culprit lesion shown by red arrow). (b and c) Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) catheter debulking plaque of the target lesion. Red arrows show the head of DCA cutter, advancing from proximal (b) to distal (c) position of the catheter. Bracket indicates the housing area of the catheter.

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