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Left main stenting–as a bridge to surgery–for acute type A aortic dissection and anterior myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Barabas Melinda,
Gosselin Gilbert,
Crépeau Jacques,
Petitclerc Robert,
Cartier Raymond,
Théroux Pierre
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1522-726x(200009)51:1<74::aid-ccd17>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , aortic dissection , cardiology , stent , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , dissection (medical) , bridge (graph theory) , aorta
Acute anterior wall myocardial infarction is a rare but often catastrophic presentation of ascending aortic dissection. We report the case of a patient who was successfully treated by direct stenting of the left main coronary artery, allowing for definitive surgical correction. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:74–77, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.