Case: 78-year old male with crescendo exertional angina (CCS class III) and SOB for one month. Patient had recent gastrointestinal bleeding requiring blood transfusion and upper endoscopy revealed duodenal ulcer. Cardiac cath on May 17, 2011 revealed 2V CAD (D2 and RCA) with normal LVEF. Patient underwent successful PCI of D2 using Integrity BMS. Now for staged intervention of multiple calcified lesions in RCA, again using BMS due to gastrointestinal bleeding.
Moderator: Sameer Mehta, MD