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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
Complex interventional procedures for the management of early postoperative left main coronary artery embolism after
Gerasimos Gavrielatos1, Heinz J Buttner, Con Lehane
1Abteilung für Interventionelle Kardiologie, Herz Zentrum, Bad Krozingen, Germany. gerasimos.gavrielatos@herzzentrum.de
Abstract:
The incidence of calcified debris coronary embolism after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a bioprosthesis is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. We sought to describe a case of immediate postoperative left main coronary artery embolism, resulting to severe acute coronary syndrome and cardiogenic shock, after aortic valve surgery due to severe aortic valve stenosis, with the use of bioprosthesis. Complex interventional procedures and possible diagnostic challenges are being described.
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