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Figures:
[Figure 1] Left anterior oblique projection of the right coronary artery. The dissection of the endothelium is obvious in the entire length of the vessel (arrows).
[Figure 2] Left anterior oblique projection of the right coronary artery. The blood flow in the right coronary artery is restored after stenting in the first third (white arrows). The stent was placed via a guide wire which had been placed in the branch for the right ventricle (black arrows).
[Figure 3 and 4] Left and right anterior oblique projection of the right coronary artery, respectively. After the placement of stents (white arrows) the lumen of the vessel is completely restored.