Cor Vasa 2012, 54(1-2):e3-e7 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2011.12.001

Acute myocardial infarction due to the left main coronary artery occlusion: electrocardiograhic patterns, angiographic findings, revascularization and in-hospital outcomes

Petr Widimskýa, Josef ©»ásekb, Petr Kalac, Richard Rokytad, Boyko Kuzmanove, Ota Hlinomazf, Jan Bělohlávekg, Marek Malýh
a Kardiocentrum 3. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, Česká republika
b I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Česká republika
c Interní kardiologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice Brno-Bohunice, Česká republika
d Kardiologické oddělení I. interní kliniky, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň, Plzeň, Česká republika
e Bulharský kardiologický institut, Pleven, Bulharsko
f I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, ICRC, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny, Brno, Česká republika
g II. interní klinika kardiologie a angiologie, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Vąeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha, Česká republika
h Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha, Česká republika

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Left main coronary artery; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Received: December 2, 2011; Accepted: December 17, 2011; Published: January 1, 2012  Show citation

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Widimský P, ©»ásek J, Kala P, Rokyta R, Kuzmanov B, Hlinomaz O, et al.. Acute myocardial infarction due to the left main coronary artery occlusion: electrocardiograhic patterns, angiographic findings, revascularization and in-hospital outcomes. Cor Vasa. 2012;54(1-2):e3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2011.12.001.
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