Catastrophic left main coronary artery occlusion following diagnostic coronary angiography: Salvage by emergency left main coronary artery stenting

Abdul Rahman R Abdel-Karim; Chiranjeevi Gadiparthi; Subhash Banerjee; Emmanouil S. Brilakis

doi:10.3109/17482941.2011.567276

Catastrophic left main coronary artery occlusion following diagnostic coronary angiography: Salvage by emergency left main coronary artery stenting

Abdul Rahman R Abdel-Karim, Chiranjeevi Gadiparthi, Subhash Banerjee, Emmanouil S. Brilakis

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Abstract

Acute occlusion of left main coronary artery after diagnostic angiography can be rapidly fatal. We describe two patients with left main disease that developed cardiac arrest shortly after diagnostic coronary angiography. They were both successfully treated with emergency left main stenting while cardiopulmonary resuscitation was being performed. Patients with left main disease should be carefully monitored after diagnostic angiography to allow prompt recognition of acute occlusion. Emergency stenting may be required for salvaging the patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	170-173
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acute cardiac care
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/17482941.2011.567276
State	Published - Sep 2011

Keywords

Complications
Coronary angiography
Left main coronary artery
Stents

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Emergency Medicine
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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