Extensive patch angioplasty of the left main ostial stenosis using a rhombic-shaped pulmonary autograft
Miura, T.; Yamazaki, K.; Kihara, S.; Miyagishima, M.; Kobayashi, K.; Sugimoto, K.; Kurosawa, H.
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Official Journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia 14(4): 263-266
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1341-1098 PMID: 18818580 Document Number: 621216
A rhombic shaped pulmonary autograft patch was applied to enlarge an ostial stenosis of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) in a 25-year-old woman diagnosed with vasculitis syndrome. The patch increased the width of the ostial stenosis and made a funnel-shaped connection. At eighteen months of follow-up, a coronary angiogram by computed tomography showed no restenosis at the LMCA. The rhombic-shaped pulmonary autograft patch might be an ideal shape and material for angioplasty of the ostial stenosis of the LMCA.