CORONARY STENTING OF UNPROTECTED LEFT MAIN STEM STENOSES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS UNSUITABLE FOR CORONARY SURGERY

Authors
DAVIES CH BANNING AP CHANNON KM ORMEROD OJM
Citation
Ch. Davies et al., CORONARY STENTING OF UNPROTECTED LEFT MAIN STEM STENOSES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS UNSUITABLE FOR CORONARY SURGERY, International journal of cardiology, 62(1), 1997, pp. 13-18
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675273
Volume
62
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
13 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(1997)62:1<13:CSOULM>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We describe five patients with severe unstable angina refractory to me dical management in whom coronary angiography demonstrated a severe st enosis of the left main stem. Due ro severe co-existing illnesses bypa ss surgery was deemed inappropriate. Angioplasty to the left main stem stenosis followed by stent deployment was performed. All five patient s were successfully discharged from hospital. (C) 1997 Elsevier Scienc e Ireland Ltd.