Acute right coronary artery embolus after aortic valve surgery.
A 35-year-old man with rheumatic aortic valve regurgitation developed acute right ventricular failure 8 days after valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis. Angiography showed a right coronary artery embolus. Successful coronary artery bypass grafting was performed on the beating heart.
Abid-Allah
Mouhcine
M
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. obaidmuhcin@hotmail.com
Al Jubair
Khalid
K
D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*