PMID: 9538307Apr 16, 1998Paper

Stenting of "unprotected" left main coronary artery stenoses: early and late results

Heart
C J LaruelleT H Plokker

Abstract

To assess short and long term efficacy of coronary stent implantation for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis. Retrospective follow up study. Tertiary referral centre for interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery. Eighteen consecutive patients (12 men; age 70.8 years) between May 1993 and July 1996. Ten patients presented with stable angina and underwent the procedure electively, eight patients presented either with unstable angina or myocardial infarction and underwent the procedure in emergency. Johnson and Johnson Palmaz-Schatz stents were used in 16 patients, and a Microstent and a Gianturco-Roubin in one patient each. An intra-aortic balloon pump was prophylactively used for two patients in the elective group. In the acute group, six required an intra-aortic balloon pump. Procedural success rate and major adverse cardiac events. Successful stent implantation was achieved in all patients. In the elective group, no major adverse cardiac event occurred during the procedure, but one patient had to undergo repeated angioplasty before discharge. All patients of the elective group were discharged alive and there has been one non-cardiac death during a follow up of (mean (SD)) 10 (4) months. In the emergency group, ...Continue Reading

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