title: Primary angioplasty in CADASIL.
abstract: We report an acute coronary event in a young patient suffering from cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with sub-cortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy (CADASIL) successfully treated by primary angioplasty and direct stenting. Coronary involvement and pathophysiology of this genetic disorder is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Insitut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Quincy-sous-Sénart, France.
authors.forename: Cherukupalli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raghu
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loubeyre
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Obadia
authors.forename: Marie Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Morice
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans