title: ["Kissing balloon" of the protected common trunk of the left coronary artery: description of a successfully treated case].
abstract: The authors describe a case of coronary angioplasty on a distal Left Main coronary lesion. The left coronary tree was protected by the left internal mammary connected to left anterior descending artery. The procedure was performed using the "kissing balloon" technique, with a single guiding catheter. Immediate angiographic result and one-year follow-up have been excellent.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia, Emodinamica, Ospedale S. Carlo, Potenza.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lisanti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Serino
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: "Kissing balloon" del tronco comune della coronaria sinistra protetto: descrizione di un caso trattato con successo.