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Aortic valve replacement after previous coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome
G Sakaguchi1, K Minami, S Nakayama
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi
|May 19, 1998
Abstract:
We report a 55-year-old female patient with antiphospholipid syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus. The patient had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting for myocardial infarction due to left main trunk stenosis at the age of 52. Subsequently, she developed aortic insufficiency and underwent aortic valve replacement without any hemodynamic or hemostatic problems. Both coronary and valve disease should be considered in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus.