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Primary stenting of an unprotected left main coronary artery total occlusion in a patient with acute myocardial infraction and cardiogenic shock.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17012133     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Acute total occlusion of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is a rare angiographic finding with very poor prognosis. We report a case of a 39-year-old man who presented with pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock due to an acute anterior myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography, which was performed under the support of an intra-aortic balloon pump, revealed total occlusion of the LMCA. Prompt and successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with sirolimus-stent deployment in the LMCA allowed for an uneventful recovery and discharge of the patient.
Authors:
George K Karavolias; Panagiota Georgiadou; Efstathios K Iliodromitis; Philip Cokkinos; Stamatis Adamopoulos; George N Theodorakis; Dimitrios T Kremastinos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Letter    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acute cardiac care     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1748-2941     ISO Abbreviation:  Acute Card Care     Publication Date:  2006  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-10-02     Completed Date:  2007-01-09     Revised Date:  2009-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101276603     Medline TA:  Acute Card Care     Country:  Sweden    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  172-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / complications,  diagnosis*,  radiography,  therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / complications,  diagnosis*,  radiography,  therapy
Shock, Cardiogenic / complications,  diagnosis*,  radiography,  therapy
Stents

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