Linked Life Data

2030554

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/2030554

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
Acute left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion is rare and typically fatal. According to the recent literature, only three cases have been reported surviving emergent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) caused by total LMCA occlusion. We report the case of a 52-year-old man presenting with total occlusion of the LMCA associated with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. The patient's dominant right coronary artery did not supply the collaterals to the left coronary system. After ineffective thrombolysis the patient underwent successful emergent CABG for the management of uncontrollable cardiogenic shock. Emergent CABG, though controversial, appears to be a feasible approach for patients with AMI in life-threatening situations, when other attempts at reperfusion have been unsuccessful.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0047-1828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute left main coronary artery occlusion--a case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports