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Hazy lesion in a ventricular tachycardia patient: stents or drugs?

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Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is superior to coronary angiographyin guiding and optimizing complicated PCI. Here we report a successful treatment of a patient with ventricular tachycardia induced by treadmill test. Coronary angiography showed a hazy lesion in left anterior descending artery. IVUS revealed a 73% segment stenosis in the proximal segment of the LAD. Finally, a 3.5*21 mm drug eluting stent was implanted in the LAD and an excellent final angiographic result was achieved.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, Hebei, People’s Republic of China

    Demin Liu, Xiaoxue Jin & Guoqiang Gu

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by [DL], [XJ] and [GG]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [DL] and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Liu, D., Jin, X. & Gu, G. Hazy lesion in a ventricular tachycardia patient: stents or drugs?. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 38, 713–714 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-021-02454-2

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