Radiation Therapy-Induced Cardiovascular Disease Treated by a Percutaneous Approach
Luigi Fiocca1, Micol Coccato1, Vasile Sirbu1
1Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, 24127 Bergamo, Italy.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 51-year-old woman, treated with radiotherapy at the age of two years, for a pulmonary sarcoma. Subsequently she developed severe aortic stenosis and bilateral ostial coronary artery disease, symptomatic for dyspnea (NYHA III functional class). Due to the prohibitive surgical risk, she underwent successful stenting in the right coronary artery and left main ostia with drug eluting stents and, afterwards, transcatheter aortic valve replacement with transfemoral implantation of a 23 mm Edwards SAPIEN XT valve. The percutaneous treatment was successful without complications and the patient is in NYHA II functional class at 2 years' follow-up, fully carrying out normal daily activities.
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