title: Emergency coronary stenting of unprotected critical left main coronary artery stenosis in acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Glenfield General Hospital, University Hospital Leicester, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kovac
mesh_terms: 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