Left Main Coronary Artery Stent Misadventure

Coronary artery bypass grafting has long been the standard of care for patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. Lately, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become a suitable alternative for these patients, but the procedure may be challenging. We describe 2 cases of LMCA PCI...

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Autores principales: Sechi, Stefano, Melina, Giovanni, Capuano, Fabio, Pantanella, Romina, Sinatra, Riccardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Mini-Focus Issue: Interventional Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.011
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Sumario:Coronary artery bypass grafting has long been the standard of care for patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. Lately, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become a suitable alternative for these patients, but the procedure may be challenging. We describe 2 cases of LMCA PCI failure requiring surgical intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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