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Figure 1. A 74-year-old man presented with a one-week history of exertional angina and dizziness. Treadmill testing showed deep, prolonged depression of the ST segment and hypotension at a low level of exercise. During urgent cardiac catheterization, the 6-French diagnostic catheter recorded severe pressure damping during cannulation of the ostium of the left coronary artery. A single anteroposterior angiogram was quickly obtained before the catheter was removed. The angiogram showed severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery (arrow) and a total absence of contrast reflux despite forceful injection by hand. Since the left coronary artery was dominant and . . . [Full Text of this Article] |
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