An Unusual Case with Partial Success of Second Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) on Restenosed Lesion : REPORT OF A SATELITE SYMPOSIUM OF THE JAPANESE CIRCULATION SOCIETY ON THE INITIAL JAPANESE EXPERIENCE OF PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY

Abstract

An unusual case from our experience of 31 cases with PTCA is presented. In this 59-year-old male patient, partial success of a second PTCA on the restenosed lesion caused almost complete restoration of the coronary artery diameter to its previous size. However, a pressure gradient was still present, in contrast to the initial study where the pressure gradient had decreased satisfactorily. This type of observation is important and needs to be further evaluated.