title: Ostial stenosis of the left main coronary artery as the result of the previous percutaneous coronary intervention on the left coronary artery.
abstract: A 76-year-old patient was admitted to hospital due to recurrent chest pain. Angiography revealed multivessel coronary artery disease with significant stenosis in medial and distal parts of the left main coronary artery (LMCA). Two drug-eluting stents (DES) were implanted from the medial part of the LMCA to the proximal part of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. An excellent angiographic result was achieved. After 20 days the patient returned to our clinic because of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Angiography showed 80% stenosis in the ostial LMCA. The lesion was stented with DES, obtaining a good angiographic result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mencel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swierad
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Swiatkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Honisz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kalarus
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sredniawa
keywords: left main coronary artery; restenosis