Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for a left main bifurcation lesion without stenting using excimer laser with optical coherence tomography guidance: a case report.
Masahiro HadaTomoyo SugiyamaYoshihisa KanajiTsunekazu KakutaPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
Optimal strategy of coronary intervention for bifurcation lesions, especially LMT bifurcations, remains elusive. ELCA may have a potential to safely reduce intracoronary thrombus in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome with OCT guidance.
Keyphrases
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- antiplatelet therapy
- optical coherence tomography
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- diabetic retinopathy
- randomized controlled trial
- endovascular treatment
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- coronary artery
- optic nerve
- high speed
- atrial fibrillation
- mass spectrometry