%0 Journal Article
%T Percutaneous Intervention in Kyphoscoliosis¡ªTackling a Tortuosity*
%A Jwalit Morakhia
%A Padmakumar Ramachandran
%A Naveenchandra Ganiga Sanjeeva
%A Harikrishna Damodaran
%A Tulsee Sitapara
%A Nirlep Gajiwala
%A Ashok Thakkar
%J International Journal of Clinical Medicine
%P 55-59
%@ 2158-2882
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijcm.2015.61008
%X <div style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"line-height:2;font-family:Verdana;\">Spine deformities have several associations with compromised cardiorespiratory function. Percutaneous coronary interventions rely on fluoroscopic anatomical landmarks to guide procedures, and distortion of the mediastinal soft tissue and skeletal anatomy in conditions like kyphoscoliosis can pose unique challenges for the interventional cardiologist. Here, we report a case of elderly kyphoscoliotic male patient with worsening angina, who underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention via the radial route.</span>
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%K Kyphoscoliosis
%K Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
%K Spine
%K Technical Challenges
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53429