Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion: Is It Always Catastrophic?

Number: 3 September 1, 2013
  • Aleks Değirmencioğlu
  • Gültekin Karakuş
  • Ahmet Akyol
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Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion: Is It Always Catastrophic?

Abstract

surgery. This case suggests that left coronary artery oc- clusion, which generally leads to acute hemodynamic collapse, may rarely develop on chronic basis and may present with unstable angina pectoris. Size of the right coronary artery and the formation of collateral supply to the left coronary system determine the survival 1, 2

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References

  1. Sugishita K, Shimizu T, Kinugawa K, Harada K, Ikenouchi H, Matsui H et al. Chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery. Intern Med. 1997;36(7):471-478.
  2. Valle M, Virtanen K, Hekali P, Frick MH. Survival with total occlusion of the left main coronary artery. Significance of the collateral circulation. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1979;5(3):269-275.

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Turkish

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Aleks Değirmencioğlu

Gültekin Karakuş

Ahmet Akyol

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September 1, 2013

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Year 1970 Number: 3

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Değirmencioğlu A, Karakuş G, Akyol A (September 1, 2013) İLGİNÇ GÖRÜNTÜ/INTERESTING IMAGE. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 3 136–137.