title: Stenting for coronary intervention-related dissection of the left main coronary artery with extension to the aortic root: a case report.
abstract: Retrograde aortocoronary dissection is a rare but devastating complication of coronary angioplasty. It occurs most frequently in the right coronary artery, rarely in the left. This is a case report of an aortic dissection complicated by coronary angioplasty of the left circumflex artery. Stenting of the left main coronary artery successfully sealed the entry point of dissection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Cheng-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Tien-Ping
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: Bing-Hsiean
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: Shu-Meng
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Shih-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans