Why is it that left main occlusion is so dangerous?
In the case of an occlusion of the left main artery, the oxygen supply in the area of both the LAD and the LCX is disrupted. Due to the size of the affected myocardial area, the prognosis is very poor. Patients with main stem myocardial infarction usually develop cardiogenic shock shortly after the cardiac insult.
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