title: An aortic dissection treated with left main coronary artery stent implantation.
abstract: Retrograde coronary aortic dissection is a rare but dangerous complication of coronary angioplasty. Mostly seen in right coronary artery procedures, especially in chronic total oclussion lesions, and rarely seen in left side procedures. This is a case report of an aortic dissection complicated by coronary angioplasty of the left circumflex artery. Immediate stenting of the left main coronary artery successfully sealed the entry point of dissection and stabilized the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medicana International Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Goksel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karaayvaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kocaaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medicana International Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sebahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atesal
keywords: aorta; dissection; stenting