title: Compression of the ostium of left main coronary artery caused by aortic root intramural hematoma after blunt thoracic trauma.
abstract: We reported a case of compression of the ostium of left main coronary artery caused by aortic root intramural hematoma after blunt thoracic trauma treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A 46-year-old man visited our hospital because of exertional chest discomfort and dyspnea for 4 months. He was diagnosed as compression of the ostium of left main coronary artery caused by aortic root intramural hematoma, severe stenosis in the ostium of the left main coronary artery. The percutaneous coronary intervention was conducted, and a drug-eluting stent was implanted successfully. The symptoms were improved and the patient had a good recovery after PCI surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Lingyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University Chengdu 610041, China ; Department of Cardiology, 416 Hospital of China National Nuclear Corporation Chengdu 610038, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Jinan Military Region Jinan 250031, China.
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Aortic root intramural hematoma; percutaneous coronary intervention; stenosis; the left main coronary artery; trauma