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. 2005 Jun;91(Suppl 3):iii35–iii38. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.058453

Left main stem coronary disease: the case for percutaneous coronary intervention in a high risk patient with complex disease

K Kosuga, H Tamai
PMCID: PMC1876358  PMID: 15919651

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 Left ventriculography before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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 Coronary angiography (CAG) before PCI. HL, high lateral branch; LAO, left anterior oblique; LCX, left circumflex artery; RAO, right anterior oblique.

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 Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image after pre-dilatation. MLD, minimal lumen diameter; PA, plaque area.

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 Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) procedures. Panel C shows the occluded high lateral branch and left circumflex coronary artery after DCA. HL, high lateral branch; LCX, left circumflex coronary artery, RAO, right anterior oblique.

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 Wiring and recanalisation for high lateral branch. Panel C shows the positioning of the coronary stenting. HL, high lateral branch.

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 Kissing balloon inflation and final angiogram. Successful dilatation was attained in the distal bifurcated LMCA. HL, high lateral branch; LCX, left circumflex artery.

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