title: Left main coronary artery stenosis after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: We describe two cases with iatrogenic left main coronary artery stenosis where a symptomatology of unstable angina appeared within three months of aortic valve replacement surgery. One patient was treated with aortocoronary bypass and the other with angioplasty and stenting.
authors.affiliation: lst Cardiology Department, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. stavros@mail.otenet.gr
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadjimiltiades
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harokopos
authors.forename: Christoforos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gourassas
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spanos
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Louridas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents