Endovascular stenting of an unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis in a heart transplant patient

Endovascular stenting of an unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis in a heart transplant patient

Endoluminal revascularization of left main coronary artery vessels is considered to be relatively contraindicated because of a high procedural mortality and restenosis rate. This report describes the first successful case of endovascular stenting in an unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) N.J.), 1998-12, Vol.21 (12), p.919-922
Hauptverfasser: Weston, Mark W., Spoto, Edward, Aranda, Juan, Sears, Nicholas
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Coronary Angiography
coronary artery disease
Coronary Disease - diagnosis
Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease - surgery
Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Heart Transplantation
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial Reperfusion
Short Communication
Short Communications
stent revascularization
Stents
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:Endoluminal revascularization of left main coronary artery vessels is considered to be relatively contraindicated because of a high procedural mortality and restenosis rate. This report describes the first successful case of endovascular stenting in an unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis in a heart transplant patient.
ISSN:0160-9289
1932-8737
DOI:10.1002/clc.4960211213