title: [A case report of patch angioplasty of the left main coronary artery for isolated left main coronary artery disease].
abstract: A 49-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of palpitation and right shoulder pain. Examinations showed isolated left main coronary artery disease. Surgical angioplasty of left main coronary artery was considered. The left main stem was approached anteriorly. Pericardium was chosen for patch material and the left main coronary artery was enlarged from 1.5 to 4.0 mm in diameter. Postoperative course was very stable, and postoperative angiography revealed an excellent result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kinan General Hospital Wakayama, Japan.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakagoshi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiranaka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maeda
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yagura
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged