[Primary treatment of left coronary artery diseases by percutaneous implantation of stents]. / Traitement en première intention des lésions du tronc commun de la coronaire gauche par implantation percutanée d'une endoprothèse.
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss
; 90(9): 1307-12, 1997 Sep.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9488778
ABSTRACT
Left main coronary artery (LM) stenting has only been reported in bail-out situations or absolute contraindications so surgery. The authors report the immediate and midterm results of primary Palmaz-Schatz stent implantation in two young patients without contraindication to surgery. The first patient, 58 year-old, was admitted for unstable angina in October 1994. Coronary angiography showed an isolated severe ostial lesion of the LM. After conferring with the surgical team which remained on stand-by, angioplasty and stent implantation were performed with excellent results, no complications and no restenosis on angiographic controls at 3 and 12 months. The patient remained asymptomatic 24 months later. The second patient, 38 year-old, was admitted in June 1995 for unstable angina, and coronary angiography showed a severe isolated stenosis in the middle of a long and wide LM. Primary coronary stenting was also performed with excellent results, no complication and no restenosis on angiographic controls at 4 and 8 months. This patient was still asymptomatic 16 months after stenting. These excellent immediate and medium-term results are encouraging and suggest that this form of treatment might be extended to patients with an isolated whether primary LM stent implantation could become a suitable alternative to surgery in the future.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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Stents
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Coronary Disease
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article