title: [Acute non-lethal complete occlusion of the left main coronary artery].
abstract: Myocardial infarction secondary to total obstruction of the left main coronary artery is an infrequent finding in clinical practice. Even though this disease usually results in high mortality rates, various cases have been described documenting survival after complete occlusion of the left main trunk. We present a patient who survived after a massive myocardial infarction due to total obstruction of the left main coronary artery. Orthotopic cardiac transplantation was subsequently performed with good results.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Abecia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alegría
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fidalgo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabañero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herreros
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martínez Caro
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery