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. 2014 Aug 28;2(8):e12121. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12121

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Figure 1. — Foam sponge implanted in LCx. (A) Number of pieces of foam sponge to completely occluded the lumen of LCx. (B) First, a basal angiography was performed to localize the coronary tree. (C) after localized the target (proximal portion) a 0.014 guidewire (white arrow) was carried up to distal portion of LCx. Through the guidewire and assisted by a balloon catheter (black arrow) pieces of foam sponge were placed into LCx lumen. (D) Five to ten minutes after occlusion catheters and guidewire were removed from artery.