title: Bail-out stenting for left main coronary artery occlusion following diagnostic angiography.
abstract: We report a case of acute left main coronary artery occlusion treated with stenting of the left main artery. The patient had a severe ostial left main stenosis and after diagnostic coronary angiography developed a total occlusion of the left main artery with life threatening hemodynamic consequences. Stenting of the unprotected left main coronary artery was successfully performed as a salvage procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sathe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sebastian
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valentine
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000075202:Contraindications; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents