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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2019; 07(05): 147-149
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3401020
Images in Aortic Disease
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A Large, Severely Obstructive, Calcified Mass in the Midsegment of Aortic Arch

Brijesh Patel 
1   Department of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania
2   West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
,
Mahek Shah 
1   Department of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania
,
Apurva Vyas 
1   Department of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania
,
Timothy Misselbeck 
3   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania
,
James A. Burke
1   Department of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania
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27 March 2018

03 November 2019

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04 February 2020 (online)

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Abstract

Severe obstructive lesions in the aortic arch are rare. Crossing such lesions poses additional challenges in patients who require cardiac catheterizations. Oftentimes, specialized catheters are required to negotiate the lesion. Herein, we are reporting a series of case images that illustrate a severe lesion in the aortic arch during coronary angiography.

Keywords

aortic arch - calcified lesion - angiography