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Left circumflex artery before (a) and after (b) stent placement during the patient's third cardiac catheterization.
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There was 100% restenosis of the left circumflex artery (Figure 1), but good inflow of the RCA.
EKG, showing ST-segment elevation in contiguous inferior leads (II, III, aVF), taken after discontinuation of heparin drip and before undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Soon afterwards, the patient developed recurrent chest pain (Figure 2) and was taken back to the cardiac catheterization lab.
Timeline of events, interventions, and medications.
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A complete timeline of events is shown in Figure 3.