Transluminal angioplasty in a patient with a single coronary artery during the acute phase of a myocardial infarction

Vincent Boulet; Janusz Lipiecki; François Philippot; Nicolas Durel; Olivier De Tauriac; Aimé Amonchot; Bernard Citron; Jean Ponsonnaille

doi:10.1046/j.1540-8183.2003.01001.x

Transluminal angioplasty in a patient with a single coronary artery during the acute phase of a myocardial infarction

J Interv Cardiol. 2003 Oct;16(5):371-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8183.2003.01001.x.

Authors

Vincent Boulet¹, Janusz Lipiecki, François Philippot, Nicolas Durel, Olivier De Tauriac, Aimé Amonchot, Bernard Citron, Jean Ponsonnaille

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. [email protected]

PMID: 14603792
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8183.2003.01001.x

Abstract

The prevalence of coronary artery abnormalities, in particular the single vessel form, is low among the general population. We report a case of a transluminal angioplasty of the left anterior descending artery arising from the right coronary artery during the acute phase of myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / therapy*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*