Transluminal angioplasty in a patient with a single coronary artery during the acute phase of a myocardial infarction.
The prevalence of coronary artery abnormalities, in particular the single vessel form, is low among the general population. We report a case of a transluminal angioplasty of the left anterior descending artery arising from the right coronary artery during the acute phase of myocardial infarction.
Boulet
Vincent
V
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. vboulet@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Lipiecki
Janusz
J
Philippot
François
F
Durel
Nicolas
N
De Tauriac
Olivier
O
Amonchot
Aimé
A
Citron
Bernard
B
Ponsonnaille
Jean
J
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*