title: [Myocardial infarction caused by thrombosis of the common trunk of the left coronary artery without collateral circulation. Treatment by intra-aortic counterpulsation and subsequent heart transplantation].
abstract: The authors report the case of an acute anterior myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the left main coronary artery without a collateral circulation. The patient survived after intraaortic balloon pumping followed by cardiac transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie A, hôpital de Brabois, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lévy
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Thisse
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Houppe
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Villemot
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Danchin
mesh_terms: D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications; D015908:Counterpulsation; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Infarctus du myocarde par thrombose du tronc commun de la coronaire gauche sans circulation de suppléance. Traitement par contrepulsion intra-aortique puis greffe cardiaque.