Successful bailout percutaneous coronary intervention for immediate surgical complication.
This case report describes a 36-year-old male with acute complete occlusion of his dominant left circumflex coronary artery after mechanical mitral valve replacement. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous catheter intervention using drug-eluting coronary stents.
Hassan
Walid
W
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, MBC 16, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11211. hassanw@kfshrc.edu.sa
ElShaer
Fayez
F
Hegazy
Hesham
H
Al Fadley
Fadel
F
Kharabsheh
Suleiman
S
D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004452:Echocardiography; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome