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Abrupt closure case 22
Introduction
Abrupt Closure
Abrupt Closure
Pre-intervention
Shown below is a pre-intervention angiogram with significant lesion in the mid RCA. The small circle indicates the presence of thrombus in the proximal RCA.
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Intervention
Shown below is an angiogram with ongoing intervention on the significant lesion described above.
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Post-intervention
Shown below is a post-intervention angiogram with occlusion at the mid RCA depicting abrupt closure.
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Shown below is a post-intervention angiogram without any occlusion in the RCA after transient occlusion as seen above, which indicates transient abrupt closure.
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