title: Aneurysm of the left main stem leading to anterior wall infarction.
abstract: We report a case of a woman with a spontaneous dissection of the left main stem leading to a large aneurysm compressing the left coronary artery. The lesion was initially treated with a conventional multicellular stent. However, persistence of the aneurysm required that two polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stents be implanted. Follow-up angiographic and clinical results were excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany. hertting@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hertting
authors.forename: Korff
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Härle
authors.forename: Jacobus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reimers
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kuck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene