title: Unprotected left main stenting in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Left main stenosis is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction. Emergent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the left main coronary artery has been shown to have greatly increased procedural and short-term mortality. Stenting decreases the incidence of abrupt closure and has a lower restenosis rate after PTCA. We present a case of a patient presenting in cardiogenic shock due to an acute anterior myocardial infarction who underwent emergent left main coronary artery stenting.
authors.affiliation: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*