Emergency stenting of the unprotected left main coronary artery.
We report a case of successful stenting of the unprotected left main coronary artery as a salvage procedure in a patient with tight ostial left main coronary artery stenosis who had cardiac arrest following diagnostic coronary angiography.
Ramondo
Angelo
A
Department of Interventional Cardiology, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy. aramondoit@yahoo.it
Favero
Luca
L
Chioin
Raffaello
R
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome