Successful Percutaneous Treatment of Left Main Artery Occlusion Associated With Focal Type A Aortic Dissection

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102293
• Publication Date: 2024-09-10T23:00:53Z
• Authors: Ashraf Samhan; Anjan Tibrewala; Anirudh Kumar
• Keywords: mechanical circulatory support; left-sided catheterization; dissection; JSCAI Case Report; RC666-701; percutaneous coronary intervention; case report; Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system

Type A aortic dissection is a rapidly progressive disease process with often fatal complications. We present a case of focal Type A aortic dissection complicated by left main occlusion and cardiogenic shock, treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and mechanical circulatory support.