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 subocclusive lesion in the left main coronary artery (LMCA) in a dominant left coronary system. The patient successfully 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, MA, Brazil.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: de Sá
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gama
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Furtado
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents