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Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis with involvement of the pulmonary vessels and left main coronary artery
Author(s) -
Chang ShuHsuan,
Shih ChiaWen,
Lei MengHuan
Publication year - 2011
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/ccd.23154
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , cardiology , stenosis , radiology , artery , percutaneous , left pulmonary artery , stent , occlusion , balloon , pulmonary artery
Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis (IMF) is an uncommon clinical condition and the manifestations of this disease vary from a relatively benign disorder with minor symptoms to severe pulmonary vascular occlusion leading to mortality, commonly presenting a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Here, we present the case of a Taiwanese woman with obstruction of the left pulmonary veins and artery and stenosis of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) resulting from IMF. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of IMF successfully treated with percutaneous balloon angioplasty with stent placement for the LMCA stenosis. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.