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Figure 2 Transcoronary venous myocardial access can be achieved by intravascular, ultrasound-guided, transvenous needle puncture into targeted areas of the myocardium (infarct area depicted in gray), providing a stable and accurate platform for direct myocardial therapeutic agent delivery. AIV = anterior interventricular coronary vein. Courtesy of Transvascular, Inc.