title: Resolution of congestive failure, mitral regurgitation, and angina after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of triple vessel disease.
abstract: Congestive heart failure, unstable angina, and moderate mitral regurgitation improved after double-vessel angioplasty in a 41-year-old woman who was considered inoperable because of high risk of bypass surgery. With the concomitant use of balloon counterpulsation, angioplasty reduced the cross-sectional stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery from 98 to 20% and in the left circumflex coronary artery from 90 to 0%. The right coronary artery was completely occluded and angioplasty was not attempted. The ejection fraction was 17% prior to angioplasty and 50% 2 months later at follow-up.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Reinfeld
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samet
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hildner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy*; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*