CASE REPORTS
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Add like
Add dislike
Add to saved papers

Simultaneous stenting of the left main coronary stem and internal carotid artery in a hemodynamically unstable patient.

INTRODUCTION: Combined endovascular interventions on carotid and coronary arteries are rare. Stenting of the unprotected coronary left main stem is a high risk procedure. We presented hemodynamically unstable patient with combined carotid artery and left main stem coronary artery stenting.

CASE REPORT: A 78-year-old female patient was admitted to our institution for right carotid endaterectomy. The patient had 80% stenosis of the right carotid artery and occlusion of the left carotid artery. Coronary angiography revealed 70% ostial left main stenosis, occlusion of the right coronary artery and the left circumflex artery, and 80% stenosis of the left anterior descending artery. Simultaneous carotid artery endaterectomy and coronary artery by-pass grafting were considered. Due to high perioperative risk, surgery was rejected, and the patient was treated endovascularly with stenting of arteries occluded. The procedure was completed without complications and the patient was hemodynamically stabilised.

CONCLUSION: This report illustrates simultaneous coronary and carotid stenting as a successfull lifesaving procedure.

Full text links

We have located links that may give you full text access.
Can't access the paper?
Try logging in through your university/institutional subscription. For a smoother one-click institutional access experience, please use our mobile app.

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

Mobile app image

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.

By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.

Your Privacy Choices Toggle icon

You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app