[Stenosis of the common trunk of the left coronary artery: an unusual complication of percutaneous coronary angioplasty].
The recurrence of angina-type pain within a few months of successful coronary angioplasty usually indicative of a diagnosis of coronary re-stenosis. A control coronary artery angiograph sometimes eliminates this diagnosis by detecting a fresh coronary stenosis. The authors report a case of a tight stenosis of the left major coronary trunk a few months after angioplasty of the circumflex artery. The onset of a stenosis of this type leads to the discussion of the possible role of a traumatic lesion of the wall of the major trunk by the catheter-guide.
Guérin
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Service de Cardiologie B, Hôpital Cardiologique de l'Université de Lille II.
Lablanche
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JM
Bauters
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Leroy
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Bertrand
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D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Sténose du tronc commun coronaire gauche: une complication exceptionnelle de l'angioplastie coronaire percutanée.