Survival with total occlusion of left main coronary artery.
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.
Choh
J H
JH
Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Sherman Hospital, Elgin, Illinois 60120, USA.
Wang
T
T
Golbus
G A
GA
Leskovac
T M
TM
Nazarian
A
A
Ihm
H J
HJ
Khazei
A H
AH