Stenosis of the left main coronary artery due to compression by a dilated pulmonary artery

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Authors: D. Alan; D. Zemánek; V. Suchánek
Published in the journal: Kardiol Rev Int Med 2012, 14(4): 264-266
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Summary

Compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is most frequently induced by dilation of the pulmonary artery during pulmonary hypertension (PH). We report the case of a female patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with a clinical picture of acute coronary syndrome. Selective coronarography (SCG) was performed in the patient, which found tight LMCA stenosis due to compression by a dilated coronary artery. LMCA stenosis was treated by implanting a drug stent.

Keywords:
left main coronary artery – pulmonary arterial hypertension – compression

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