Rescue revascularization for acute coronary occlusion late after radiotherapy

Authors
Caus, T Canavy, I Mesana, T Garcia, E Raoul-Monties, J
Citation
T. Caus et al., Rescue revascularization for acute coronary occlusion late after radiotherapy, ANN THORAC, 67(1), 1999, pp. 236-238
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
236 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(199901)67:1<236:RRFACO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Because radiation-induced coronary artery stenoses are frequently severe an d located proximally, some patients are admitted in emergency. This report describes the case of a 47-year-old woman with radiation-induced stenosis o f the left main coronary artery who presented with cardiac arrest during an giography. The patient was successfully treated using circulatory assistanc e and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty as a bridge to coronar y artery bypass grafting. (C) 1999 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.