title: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the left main coronary artery with a 5Fr catheter system.
abstract: The protected left main coronary artery (LM) is accessible to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), and the procedure is usually performed with large size catheter systems. This report describes a successful PTCA of a partially protected LM through a 5Fr diagnostic catheter system in a patient with previous coronary artery bypass grafting. Such an approach is time- and cost-efficient when combined with the diagnostic study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waser
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged