Stent Dislodgement in the Treatment of Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection
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Stent dislodgement in the treatment of left main coronary artery dissection.
The patient is a 72-year-old female, who sought the emergency department reporting fatigue on moderate exertion for one week and oppressive non-radiating chest pain at rest for 10 minutes. Her arterial blood pressure was 110/70 mmHg, her heart rate, 90 bpm, and oxygen saturation, 91%. Her cardiopulmonary auscultation was normal. She had dyslipidemia, a risk factor for coronary artery disease. S...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0066-782X
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20130119