TY - JOUR T1 - Emergency coronary stenting of unprotected critical left main coronary artery stenosis in acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - e24 LP - e24 DO - 10.1136/heart.89.9.e24 VL - 89 IS - 9 AU - H McArdle AU - M Bhandari AU - J Kovac Y1 - 2003/09/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/89/9/e24.abstract N2 - In the setting of acute myocardial infarction (MI) and cardiogenic shock in patients with significant unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease, treatment options are limited. In this report of a patient presenting in cardiogenic shock secondary to acute MI with critical LMCA stenosis, percutaneous coronary intervention with intra-aortic balloon pump support proved life saving. ER -