Survival from acute occlusion of the left main coronary artery with preexisting collateral vessels--a case report.
A thirty-two-year-old man suffered from evolving acute myocardial infarction caused by total occlusion of the left main coronary artery, which was 95% stenosed before the onset. Nevertheless, he had a good clinical course. The myocardium may have been protected by well-developed preexisting collateral vessels as evidenced by serial coronary angiograms.
Takayanagi
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Department of Cardiology, Koshigaya Hospital, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Saitama, Japan.
Satoh
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T
Inoue
T
T
Sakai
Y
Y
Morooka
S
S
Takabatake
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery