Total Occlusion of Left Main Coronary Artery Trunk in a Young Man

A 28-year-old male with total occlusion of the main trunk of the left coronary artery underwent successful coronary artery bypass surgery with bilateral internal mammary arteries. He did not have hypercholesterolemia and the ascending aorta, bilateral internal mammary arteries, and peripheral part o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 1999-12, Vol.7 (4), p.313-315
Hauptverfasser: Nabuchi, Akihiro, Li, Qing He, Zhu, Zhan Lai
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 28-year-old male with total occlusion of the main trunk of the left coronary artery underwent successful coronary artery bypass surgery with bilateral internal mammary arteries. He did not have hypercholesterolemia and the ascending aorta, bilateral internal mammary arteries, and peripheral part of the left coronary artery were normal in character and size, which indicated that no systemic or inflammatory diseases caused the lesion. Smoking was the only risk factor identified.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/021849239900700414