Key result
Extrathoracic total body perfusion with isolated catheter perfusion using cold cardioplegic solution may be an effective preoperative treatment for left main stem coronary artery dissection.
Population
1 previously asymptomatic 42-year-old white woman with left main stem coronary artery dissection
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for rare left main dissection; prospective studies required before any practice consideration.
Left main stem coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of sudden death, and extrathoracic total body perfusion with isolated catheter perfusion may be an effective preoperative treatment.
Molloy et al. (1980) studied this question. Extrathoracic total body perfusion with isolated catheter perfusion using cold cardioplegic solution may be an effective preoperative treatment for left main stem coronary artery dissection.