Key result
IVUS-guided PCI relieves angina caused by LMCA compression from a PA aneurysm.
Why the study?
Left main coronary artery compression is an increasingly recognized, life-threatening entity in severe PAH, but well-established decision-making strategies for managing it and pulmonary artery aneurysms remain an unsolved issue.
Does intravascular ultrasound-guided stent implantation improve symptoms in patients with left main coronary artery compression due to Eisenmenger syndrome?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does intravascular ultrasound-guided stent implantation improve symptoms in patients with left main coronary artery compression due to Eisenmenger syndrome?
Intravascular ultrasound-guided stent implantation is a feasible and effective approach for managing left main coronary artery compression caused by pulmonary artery aneurysm in Eisenmenger syndrome.
Hypothesis-generating for IVUS-guided PCI in LMCA compression from PA aneurysm; prospective studies needed before clinical adoption.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a profoundly destructive condition marked by the gradual narrowing and restructuring of small pulmonary arteries, leading to a rise in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), causing right-sided heart failure and, ultimately, mortality. During more advanced stages of this disease, patients may present with rare manifestations of pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) which are exertional chest pain, and hoarseness. The left main coronary artery compression (LMCA-Co) has been an increasingly recognized and possibly life-threatening entity in patients with severe PAH. The lack of well-established decision-making strategies for the management of both PAA and LMCA-Co has been remained as an unsolved issue in this setting. In this report, we present a case of percutaneous intervention of LMCA-Co with the guidance of intracoronary imaging in a patient with patent ductus arteriosus-Eisenmenger syndrome. Percutaneous intervention with intravascular guidance appears to be a safe and effective option for relieving symptoms and achieving positive clinical outcomes in patients with LMCA-Co.
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Ahmet Sekban (2023) conducted a case report in Left main coronary artery extrinsic compression by pulmonary artery aneurysm due to Eisenmenger syndrome (n=1). Intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention was evaluated on Symptom relief (chest pain and WHO functional class). Intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention successfully relieved anginal symptoms in a patient with left main coronary artery compression due to a pulmonary artery aneurysm.
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