title: Chronic total occlusion of left main coronary artery in a young man.
abstract: Chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery is rarely encountered in coronary angiography. Patients are at high risk of death because of its intimate association with massive anterior myocardial infarction. A 29-year-old man with no cardiac risk factors, presented with myocardial infarction and severe mitral regurgitation. Coronary angiography revealed chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery. He underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Moaath M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alsmady
authors.forename: Mahmood A Abu
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abeeleh
authors.forename: Suhail S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Eman T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Al-Antary
authors.forename: Akram M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Saleh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Coronary angiography; coronary artery bypass; coronary occlusion; mitral valve insufficiency; myocardial infarction