Open AccessRescue treatment and follow-up intervention of a left main acute myocardial infarction with typical carina shift under 3D optical coherence tomography: A case report
Author(s) -
Beibei Du,
Yaliang Tong,
Xingtong Wang,
Guohui Liu,
Kun Liu,
Ping Yang,
Yuquan He
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.848
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , chest pain , cardiology , radiology , thrombus , angiography , circumflex , stenosis , stent , occlusion , artery
Coronary intervention for bifurcation lesions is still challenging for interventional cardiologists. Left main (LM) bifurcation lesions have a higher risk due to the vast blood supply in this area and treatment choice is difficult. Ostial compromise of the side branch decreases patient prognosis, and its management is still an issue despite the different strategies and devices available.