Ultrasonic angioplasty for ostial stenosis of the left coronary artery

Cardiovasc Surg. 1993 Apr;1(2):192-4.

Abstract

Coronary artery bypass grafting is the first-choice treatment for lesions of the left main trunk, but this procedure is associated with the problem of long-term graft patency. Some surgeons thus prefer to perform patch angioplasty for such lesions; however, the safety of this operation is not well established. Operative angioplasty using an ultrasonic aspiration system in a patient with ostial stenosis of the left coronary artery was successfully performed. This is the first report of the application of ultrasonic angioplasty to coronary artery disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / instrumentation*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Ultrasonic Therapy / instrumentation*
  • Veins / transplantation*