Left main coronary artery aneurysm occlusion presenting as myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock: Patient saved by securing left anterior descending artery at cost the of other vessels

Sharad Chandra; Rajeev Krishna Choudhary; Ayush Shukla; Gaurav Chaudhary; Somya Mahalawat; Saurabh Nagar; Akhil Sharma

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9036

Left main coronary artery aneurysm occlusion presenting as myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock: Patient saved by securing left anterior descending artery at cost the of other vessels

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Jul 12;12(7):e9036. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9036. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Authors

Sharad Chandra¹, Rajeev Krishna Choudhary¹, Ayush Shukla¹, Gaurav Chaudhary¹, Somya Mahalawat¹, Saurabh Nagar², Akhil Sharma¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology King George's Medical University Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India.
² Sarojini Naidu Medical College Agra Uttar Pradesh India.

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysms and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction are rare in clinical practice, presenting a management challenge. To the best of our knowledge, this case appears to be the first successful percutaneous treatment of a completely obstructed aneurysmal left main coronary artery.

Keywords: ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction; coronary artery aneurysm; left main coronary artery; stent.

Publication types

Case Reports