Emergency coronary stenting of unprotected critical left main coronary artery stenosis in acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.
In the setting of acute myocardial infarction (MI) and cardiogenic shock in patients with significant unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease, treatment options are limited. In this report of a patient presenting in cardiogenic shock secondary to acute MI with critical LMCA stenosis, percutaneous coronary intervention with intra-aortic balloon pump support proved life saving.
McArdle
H
H
Department of Cardiology, Glenfield General Hospital, University Hospital Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Bhandari
M
M
Kovac
J
J
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents