title: [Myocardial infarction by complete thrombosis of the common coronary trunk. Two case reports].
abstract: Complete thrombosis of the left main coronary artery is a rare angiographic finding. It carries a very high mortality rate related to cardiogenic shock; malignant arrhythmia or sudden death. We report two case of a 37 and 65 years old women, admitted to our hospital with complete occlusion of the left main coronary responsible of anteroseptal myocardial infarct. The revascularisation consisted in surgical treatment in one case and percutaneous angioplasty in the second patient. The aim of our study is to discuss the different therapeutic approaches and the prognosis of this affection.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, Hopital Mongi Slim, La Marsa.
authors.forename: Aïda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mokaddem
authors.forename: Kaouther
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bachraoui
authors.forename: Wessen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sdiri
authors.forename: Khalifa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Selmi
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makni
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kachboura
authors.forename: Med Rachid
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Boujnah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic; D016896:Treatment Outcome