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Chronic Occlusion of the Left Main Coronary Artery: Importance of Collaterals
- Source :
- Cardiology. 117:128-130
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- S. Karger AG, 2010.
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Abstract
- Chronic occlusion of the left coronary artery is an infrequent finding in patients undergoing coronary angiography. These patients usually present symptoms of angina or heart failure. We describe a patient who was training regularly without cardiac symptoms until ventricular fibrillation suddenly occurred during a long-distance run. A chronic left main stem occlusion with well-developed right-to-left coronary collaterals was demonstrated by angiography. Up to this event, the collateral flow had been sufficient to allow physical exercise at a high performance level without symptoms. The patient later underwent coronary bypass surgery and recovered completely.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Collateral Circulation
Coronary Angiography
Coronary artery disease
Angina
Left coronary artery
Coronary Circulation
Internal medicine
medicine.artery
Occlusion
medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Myocardial infarction
Coronary Artery Bypass
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Coronary Occlusion
Bypass surgery
Heart failure
Chronic Disease
Angiography
Cardiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14219751 and 00086312
- Volume :
- 117
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cardiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....077f60c155bb079a60542eb3e347ca7e