title: Ultrasonic angioplasty for ostial stenosis of the left coronary artery.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting is the first-choice treatment for lesions of the left main trunk, but this procedure is associated with the problem of long-term graft patency. Some surgeons thus prefer to perform patch angioplasty for such lesions; however, the safety of this operation is not well established. Operative angioplasty using an ultrasonic aspiration system in a patient with ostial stenosis of the left coronary artery was successfully performed. This is the first report of the application of ultrasonic angioplasty to coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kotsuka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furuse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chikada
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*