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[Left main coronary artery angioplasty: report of five cases illustrating the current indications].

AbstractOBJECTIVES:
The purpose of our study is to illustrate by five original observations the various situations where the stenting of the left main coronary artery can be proposed in alternative to aortocoronary bridging with encouraging results in short- and long-term.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
We report a retrospective study relating to five cases with left main disease treated by stenting between 1996 and 2002 at our institution. In two cases the left main stem was unprotected. In two other cases, the left main trunk was protected. And the last case was an emergency stenting for an iatrogenic dissection of the left main coronary artery.
RESULTS:
The stenting was carried out successfully among the five patients without major in-hospital complication. During the follow-up of 29 months at mean, no death was deplored, and no target lesion revascularization was required on the left main coronary artery (with a left main trunk permeable on three coronarographic controls).
CONCLUSIONS:
In the light of these results, and basing on the published data, we conclude that stenting for the left main coronary disease may be a safe and effective alternative to coronary artery bypass surgery in particular cases among "selected" patients (refusal or surgical contraindication, protected left main coronary artery, spontaneous or iatrogenic acute occlusion of the left main coronary artery).
AuthorsH Belghiti, M Kettani, N Mouline, S Guedira, R Ghannam, N El Haitem, J E Srairi, M Benomar
JournalAnnales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie (Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)) Vol. 55 Issue 4 Pg. 216-21 (Aug 2006) ISSN: 0003-3928 [Print] France
Vernacular TitleAngioplastie du tronc commun: a propos de cinq cas illustrant les indications actuelles.
PMID16922172 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary (methods)
  • Coronary Artery Disease (therapy)
  • Coronary Vessels (pathology)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Selection
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stents
  • Treatment Outcome

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