Angioplasty of isolated acute marginal coronary artery disease.
This report describes a patient who presented with a non Q wave myocardial infarction and post-infarction angina. Angiography revealed that his only significant disease was a severe lesion in an acute marginal branch of the right coronary artery. Balloon angioplasty was performed successfully with subsequent stabilization and no recurrence of angina in a 9-month follow-up. This case raises the possibility that acute marginal disease may contribute to ischemic syndromes and warrants consideration for revascularization.
Kirigin
M
M
Toronto Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Aldridge
H
H
Zelovitsky
L
L
Schwartz
L
L
D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology