title: Percutaneous coronary angioplasty of unprotected left main stem: a case report.
abstract: We describe the case of a 60-year-old man with unstable angina and a critical stenosis of an unprotected left main stem. The patient was also affected with oligophrenia and Paget's disease that contraindicated surgical revascularization. We performed a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the cardiac surgery operating room, preparing a femoro-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass by means of a portable X-ray system. The final results were good and they were confirmed by an angiographic control performed three months later as well as during the six-month follow-up. Angioplasty of the unprotected left main stem is feasible and adequate technologic support can reduce the risks for the patient.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Emodinamica, UOA di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carosio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taverna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ballestrero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reale
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents