title: Survival with total occlusion of left main coronary artery.
abstract: Complete occlusion of the left main coronary artery is considered to be a terminal event in most cases. We describe two patients with this lesion who underwent successful coronary bypass surgery with complete relief of symptoms and long-term survival. The angiographic findings and clinical management of the two patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Sherman Hospital, Elgin, Illinois 60120, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Golbus
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Leskovac
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazarian
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ihm
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Khazei