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Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction resulting from the simultaneous occlusion of two major coronary arteries
Author(s) -
Shen Albert YuhJer,
Mansukhani Prakash W.,
Aharonian Vicken J.,
Jorgensen Michael B.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199906)47:2<203::aid-ccd17>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine , primary angioplasty , angioplasty , cardiology , coronary arteries , myocardial infarction , occlusion , coronary occlusion , artery , percutaneous coronary intervention
Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction is frequently performed. Not uncommonly, more than one occluded artery may be present. Usually only one is an acute event, the others being chronic occlusions. We encountered a patient who presented with two simultaneous occlusions; both were successfully recanalized. We discuss some observations that assisted us in devising our treatment strategy. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:203–207, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.