Successful Stent Implantation in a Marginal Branch of the Circumflex Artery via Right Internal Mammary Artery in Transradial Technique

Intervention of peripheral branches via right internal mammary artery in transradial approach is often difficult. The choice of a perfect guiding catheter is a matter of success. Here we describe a successful drug eluting stent implantation into a marginal branch via right internal mammary artery with a Shepherd’s Crook guiding catheter.

Keywords: Transradial approach, marginal branch, drug-eluting stent, circumflex artery.