Minimally invasive coronary bypass for protected left main coronary stenosis angioplasty.
A case is presented of left main coronary artery stenosis in a patient with significant comorbidities who was successfully managed with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass as protection before percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. This "hybrid" approach for the management of a high-risk patient led to a favorable outcome.
Mack
M J
MJ
Department of Surgery, Columbia Hospital, Medical City Dallas, Texas, USA.
Brown
D L
DL
Sankaran
A
A
D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures