title: Chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery.
abstract: Total chronic occlusion of the left main coronary artery is a rare angiographic finding in a catheterization laboratory and its treatment rarely is reported. We describe a patient with angiographic findings of chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery with left coronary circulation collateralized from the right coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey. drukervan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kervan
authors.forename: Hasmet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bardakci
authors.forename: Garip
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Altintas
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saritas
authors.forename: Cemal L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Birincioglu
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index