Open AccessLeft main trunk stenting in a case of acute aortic dissection: a case report
Author(s) -
Gohbara Masaomi,
Endo Tsutomu,
Kimura Kazuo,
Tamura Kouichi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1164
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , trunk , stent , cardiology , surgery , elephant trunks , radiology , aorta , biology , ecology
Key Clinical Message In cases involving unstable hemodynamics in patients with Stanford type‐A acute aortic dissection involving left main trunk ( LMT ) compression, LMT stenting without antiplatelet agents may be a good option as a bridge to surgery.