title: Pericardial patch angioplasty.
abstract: The authors describe the case of a man with severe left coronary ostial stenosis who was treated with direct left main angioplasty with a pericardial patch. This approach may be superior to artery bypass grafting in certain patients.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Heart Center, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Mason City.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*