A Case of Left Coronary Artery Milking Treated by Direct Stenting During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in A Patient with Unstable Angina.
- Author:
Seung Hyoung LEE
1
;
Kwang Ok LEE
;
Won Min KIM
;
Hyoung Eun BAEK
;
Seung Uk LEE
;
Dong Gu KANG
;
Sang Ki CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. cardiosu@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary milking;
Left main stem;
Stenting
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Angina, Unstable;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Coronary Vessels;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Milk;
Myocardial Bridging;
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention;
Pulmonary Heart Disease;
Stents
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;84(4):572-576
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Coronary artery milking is defined as a systolic compression of the coronary artery, usually resulting from myocardial bridging. Rarely, congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and ventricular aneurysm can lead to coronary artery milking, and there has been a reported case of left anterior descending coronary artery milking after coronary stenting. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an emerging strategy for treatment of stenosis in the left main stem. We report a case of symtomatic systolic milking at the left main stem treated by direct stenting during PCI in a patient with unstable angina pectoris.
