title: Primary and elective stenting of unprotected isolated left main coronary ostial stenosis in acute coronary syndrome.
abstract: Direct surgical angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft has been done in patients who have left main coronary ostial stenosis. Recent reports have demonstrated that stenting of unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis has been attempted as an alternative to bypass surgery in selected patients with normal LV function. We report two patients with isolated left main coronary ostial stenosis who are undergoing primary and elective stenting, respectively. Major cardiac events did not occur during a 3-month follow-up. This study suggests that stenting of isolated left main coronary ostial stenosis in acute coronary syndrome is feasible and results in excellent outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Director of Heart Center, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198 Kuwol-dong, Namdong-ku, Inchon 402-430, Korea.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D015607:Stents; D013577:Syndrome