[Main branch stenosis following aortic valve replacement].
Three patients developed left main stem stenosis within some months after aortic valve replacement. In all of them diagnosis was confirmed by angiography and bypass surgery was performed successfully. Left main stem stenosis is a rare complication of aortic valve replacement and is due to cannulation and perfusion of the coronary arteries. The mechanism is probably injury of the vessel wall due to the perfusion-catheter, followed by intimal hyperplasia. A similar mechanism is assumed for restenosis after transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Kardiologisches Fachkrankenhaus, Herz- und Kreislaufzentrum Rotenburg, Universität Frankfurt.
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H
Sievert
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B
Winkelmann
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L
Eckel
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U
Blum
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Sarai
D
D
Scherer
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Spies
H
H
Störger
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M
Kaltenbach
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Satter
D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology
Hauptstammstenose nach Aortenklappenersatz.