[Angioplasty of several stenoses including the left main coronary artery in a patient with acute circulatory insufficiency after myocardial infarction]

Kardiol Pol. 1993 Aug;39(8):109-12.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

A 74 year old man with diabetes and multivessel coronary heart disease involving also left main coronary artery is presented. The patient was admitted to the hospital because of acute myocardial infarction. PTCA of left main coronary artery and other four severe stenoses was attempted. The clinical status after procedure, short-term (after eight months) and long-term (after five years) was much improved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Coronary Disease / complications
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Shock / etiology*