title: Stenting of unprotected left main coronary artery in a patient with cardiogenic shock.
abstract: A 64-year-old female presented with pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock after coronary arteriography that showed severe suboclusive lesion in the left main coronary artery (LMCA) in a dominant left coronary system. The patient succesfully underwent urgent angioplasty with stent deployment in the LMCA. After an uneventful period, the patient was discharged at day six.
authors.affiliation: Hospital - São Luís, São Luís, MA, 65017-150, Brazil.
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Sá
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gama
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Furtado