A Case of Successful Primary Coronary Intervention for the Total Occlusion of Left Main Stem with the Aid of Abciximab.
10.3346/jkms.2001.16.4.509
- Author:
Myung Ho JEONG
1
;
Young Keun AHN
;
Jong Cheol PARK
;
Byoung Hee AHN
;
Kook Joo NA
;
Nam Ho KIM
;
Kun Hyung KIM
;
Jeong Gwan CHO
;
Jong Chun PARK
;
Sang Hyung KIM
;
Jung Chaee KANG
Author Information
1. The Heart Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Kwangju, Korea. myungho@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary Intervention;
Coronary Artery;
Myocardial Infarction;
Thrombosis
- MeSH:
Antibodies, Monoclonal/*therapeutic use;
Coronary Disease/*therapy;
Human;
Immunoglobulins, Fab/*therapeutic use;
Male;
Middle Age;
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/*therapeutic use;
*Stents
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2001;16(4):509-511
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 61-yr-old male patient presented with severe chest pain with cardiogenic shock due to an extensive anterolateral myocardial infarction. Two-dimensional echocardiogram showed severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction=17%). Emergent coronary angiogram obtained immediately after placing temporary pacing electrode revealed total thrombotic occlusion in the left main stem. We performed direct coronary intervention using kissing balloon technique with the aid of Abciximab (ReoPro(R)) infusion. Residual stenosis with thrombus remained even after high pressure balloon dilatations, therefore we placed two stents, one in the ostia of left anterior descending (LAD) and the other in left circumflex artery (LCX). Coronary angiogram after kissing stents showed improved LAD and LCX flows without residual stenosis. Chest pain resolved and blood pressure normalized after coronary intervention. The whole procedure time was 15 min. Follow-up coronary angiogram taken one week later showed patent previous stented arteries, and echocardiography demonstrated 40% of left ventricular ejection fraction. The clinical course for one-year follow-up was uneventful.
