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Urgent rotational ablation of a partially protected, totally occluded left main coronary artery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8874934     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Coronary artery by-pass surgery (CABG) is considered the treatment of choice for patients with significant stenosis of the left main coronary artery. However, with reduction of the flow post-CABG, the left main may become totally occluded. This may become important once graft failure occurs. This case describes a patient who had by-pass surgery for critical left main stenosis and was re-admitted four months later with graft failure and total occlusion of his left main, necessitating urgent rotational ablation of this partially protected, totally occluded left main coronary artery. This case raises the question of "prophylactic" left main angioplasty soon after surgery for critical left main stenosis, in order to eliminate the need for redo operation once graft failure occurs.
Authors:
C Lotan; Y Rozenman; A T Weiss; M S Gotsman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis     Volume:  Suppl 3     ISSN:  0098-6569     ISO Abbreviation:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Publication Date:  1996  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-01-15     Completed Date:  1997-01-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7508512     Medline TA:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  78-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Atherectomy, Coronary*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Disease / radiography,  surgery*
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / complications
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

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