Left Main Disease

The angiographic finding of a completely occluded left main coronary artery is relatively uncommon and most often not compatible with life.1,2 It is even more unusual to have no symptoms related to the complete obstruction of the left main...

The angiographic finding of a...

12/27/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Case Study

Asymptomatic Presentation of a Totally Occluded Left Main Coronary Artery

12/27/2017

Robert Tonks , MD;

Rajiv Sharma , MD;

Raj Baljepally , MD, FACC;

The angiographic finding of a...

12/27/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Protected PCI Series

Impella 2.5 System Supports PCI of Unprotected Left Main

10/05/2015

John J. Mulder , PA-C;

David H. Wohns , MD;

A 78-year-old male presented with rapidly progressing angina symptoms and signs of acutely decompensating left ventricular systolic heart failure.

A 78-year-old male presented...

10/05/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Biolimus-A9 Eluting Stent Implantion for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: 9-Month Strut Coverage as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

02/01/2015

Gianni Dall'Ara , MD;

Nevio Taglieri , MD;

Claudio Rapezzi , MD;

Antonio Marzocchi , MD;

Tullio Palmerini , MD;

Francesco Saia , MD, PhD;

Gabriele Ghetti , MD;

Pamela Gallo , MD;

Carolina Moretti , MD;

Cinzia Marrozzini , MD;

Incomplete stent strut coverage is a risk factor for late stent thrombosis. This study evaluates strut coverage after biolimus-A9 eluting stent (BES) implantation for unprotected left main artery (ULMA) stenosis during follow-up and identify...

Incomplete stent strut coverage...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology