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case_images: a, d. Images of coronary angiogram and intervention. (a) Left anterior oblique projection with cranial angulation demonstrates thrombosis of the LIMA graft. (b) Drug-eluting stent placement at the middle segment of the LIMA. (c, d) After stent implantation, left and right anterior oblique projection with cranial angulation demonstrates complete revascularization of the LIMA. LIMA - left internal mammary artery
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case_images: Surprisingly, the LIMA was 80% stenotic in its middle segment with a large thrombus burden (Fig. 1a and Video 1). Then, we successfully implanted a Xience Pro stent of size 3.0 x 23 mm (Abbott Vascular, California, USA), and the final coronary angiogram revealed no residual stenosis, dissection, or thrombosis in the stented segment; moreover, no thrombus embolization into the distal circulation (Fig. 1b-d and Video 2).