title: [Emergency angioplasty for total thrombosis of the left main coronary artery. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Complete thrombosis of the left main coronary artery is a rare angiographic finding and usually gives rise to cardiogenic shock during unstable angina or myocardial infarction. The prognosis of this condition is very dependent on the collateral coronary circulation and the myocardial protection seems to depend on the rapidity of revascularisation. Two therapeutic approaches may be envisaged; emergency coronary bypass grafting or percutaneous angioplasty, the natural history being particularly disastrous. The authors report the case of a 42-year-old patient with complete occlusion of the left main stem responsible for unstable angina and acute pulmonary oedema. The outcome with angioplasty in the acute phase associated with surgical revascularisation four days later, was good.
authors.affiliation: Centre de cardiologie clinique et interventionnelle, Dijon.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cottin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tatou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanssen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leneuf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Angioplastie en urgence d'une thrombose complète du tronc coronaire. A propos d'un cas.