title: Coronary stenting in acute myocardial infarction--patency demonstrated postmortem.
abstract: This report describes a patient with an acute anterior myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty and stenting of the infarct-related artery. The patient died 48 h later and at postmortem examination, patency of the stented artery was demonstrated, despite the adverse conditions which preceded death.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Le May
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Walley
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Higginson
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency