title: Emergency coronary stenting for acute occlusive dissection of the left main coronary artery.
abstract: Catheter-induced left main coronary artery dissection is a rare but serious complication of diagnostic cardiac angiography. We report the case of a patient with mitral regurgitation and accidental dissection of the left main coronary artery successfully managed with intracoronary stent that allowed emergent surgical revascularization and mitral replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology (Invasive Cardiology), Hospital General Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Garcia-Robles
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rico
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perez de Prado
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Delcan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004630:Emergencies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents