TY - JOUR
T1 - Catastrophic left main coronary artery occlusion following diagnostic coronary angiography
T2 - Salvage by emergency left main coronary artery stenting
AU - Abdel-Karim, Abdul Rahman R
AU - Gadiparthi, Chiranjeevi
AU - Banerjee, Subhash
AU - Brilakis, Emmanouil S.
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Complications
KW - Coronary angiography
KW - Left main coronary artery
KW - Stents
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U2 - 10.3109/17482941.2011.567276
DO - 10.3109/17482941.2011.567276
M3 - Article
C2 - 21517668
AN - SCOPUS:80052465319
VL - 13
SP - 170
EP - 173
JO - International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions
JF - International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions
SN - 1748-2941
IS - 3
ER -