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Unprotected Left Main Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Unprotected Left Main Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction Left main stenosis is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction. Emergent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the left main coronary artery has been shown to have greatly increased procedural and short‐term mortality. Stenting decreases the incidence of abrupt closure and has a lower restenosis rate after PTCA. We present a case of a patient presenting in cardiogenic shock due to an acute anterior myocardial infarction who underwent emergent left main coronary artery stenting. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Interventional Cardiology Wiley

Unprotected Left Main Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0896-4327
eISSN
1540-8183
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8183.2002.tb01074.x
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Abstract

Left main stenosis is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction. Emergent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the left main coronary artery has been shown to have greatly increased procedural and short‐term mortality. Stenting decreases the incidence of abrupt closure and has a lower restenosis rate after PTCA. We present a case of a patient presenting in cardiogenic shock due to an acute anterior myocardial infarction who underwent emergent left main coronary artery stenting.

Journal

Journal of Interventional CardiologyWiley

Published: Oct 1, 2002

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