A 64-year-old patient with silent myocardial ischemia after anterior myocardial infarction was treated with directional coronary atherectomy, balloon angioplasty, and placement of Palmaz-Schatz stent. An unexpanded Palmaz-Schatz stent was retained in the left main coronary artery and was treated suc
Treatment of unprotected left main stenoses with Palmaz-Schatz stenting
β Scribed by Laham, Roger J. ;Carrozza, Joseph P. ;Baim, Donald S.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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β¦ Synopsis
Coronary artery bypass surgery remains the standard modality for revascularization of significant left main coronary artery stenoses. Despite major improvement in equipment and operator technique, balloon angioplasty of significant unprotected left main obstruction generally is contraindicated. When catheter intervention is required, Palmaz-Schatz stenting may offer better predlctability of the acute result, and possibly improved long-term outcome. o
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