[Percutaneous coronary intervention for iatrogenic occlusion of the circumflex artery after mitral anuloplasty].
We describe a patient with obstruction of the dominant circumflex artery after surgical repair of the mitral valve, repaired successfully with percutaneous coronary intervention during the immediate postoperative period. We discuss the etiology, prevention and management of this complication with special emphasis on percutaneous intervention.
Area de Cardiología, Instituto Galego de Medicina Técnica, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
Ramón
R
Mantilla
Juan J
JJ
Legarra
Gonzalo
G
Pradas
Marisol
M
Bravo
Marcelo
M
Sanmartín
Javier
J
Goicolea
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*