Angiographic recognition of ostial left main coronary artery stenosis: case report.
Ostial left main coronary stenosis has a poor prognosis and increased mortality rate with coronary arteriography. Due to its anatomic location, visualization of the stenosis may be difficult. A high index of suspicion based upon only a few signs should prompt the physician to perform certain maneuvers to obtain the correct diagnosis. Four illustrative cases are presented and discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis