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Unusual cause of angina in postpercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty patient
Shankar Paul Chowdhury, Biswajit Majumder, Shilanjan Roy, Sandip Ghosh
Department of Cardiology, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Shilanjan Roy
Department of Cardiology, R. G. Kar Medical College, 1, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata - 700 004, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0189-7969.201912
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Among the many causes of Post Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty angina (Post PTCA angina), stent restenosis is the most important cause. Other causes include incomplete revascularization, microvascular angina, and appearance of new lesions. Coronary arterio-venous (A-V) fistula is a rare cause of angina following PTCA. We hereby report a case of post-PTCA angina caused by coronary A-V fistula. |
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