title: Stenting of the left main coronary artery in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting is the treatment of choice for significant left main coronary artery disease. A patient with an occluded left main coronary artery in the setting of myocardial infarction, who was given streptokinase and subsequently managed with intracoronary stenting, is reported.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: al-Saadon
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Higginson
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Beanlands
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Walley
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase