Intraoperative echocardiographic assessment of the severe isolated ostial stenosis of left main coronary artery before and after surgical patch angioplasty.
Isolated critical ostial stenosis of left main coronary artery is currently treated by conventional bypass surgery. Surgical patch angioplasty in an alternative surgical approach. Transesophageal echocardiography enables visualization of proximal branches of left and right coronary artery. The report describes intraoperative echocardiographic assessment of surgical left main coronary artery angioplasty.
Sobkowicz
Bozena
B
Department of Cardiology, Academy of Medicine, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24 A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland. sobkowic@wp.pl
Hirnle
Tomasz
T
Dobrzycki
Sławomir
S
Frank
Marek
M
Sawicki
Robert
R
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors