title: Emergent thoracic aortic angioplasty and stenting for middle aortic syndrome in non-specific aortitis.
abstract: A 61-year-old Japanese male was admitted to hospital due to severe congestive heart failure and pre-renal failure with middle aortic syndrome. The patient was successfully treated with emergent aortic angioplasty and kissing stents implantation whilst in a hemodynamically unstable state. Our experience confirms that stenosis of the descending aorta when treated with catheter intervention may be palliative, however, it was a very effective method for life threatening clinical conditions in the short and mid-term and may be an alternative to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, 2-8-1 Yotsui, Fukui, Fukui, 910-0846, Japan, s-fujino@coffee.ocn.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: Tomohito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Masatomo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noji
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoyama