title: Percutaneous treatment of the left main coronary artery ostial obstruction following aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Iatrogenic left main coronary artery ostial stenosis is a rare and late life-threatening complication of aortic valve replacement. The exact causes of this critical condition, despite being still nowadays elusive, are possibly related to the insertion of perfusion catheters into the left coronary system for cardioplegia delivery. We describe the case of a 69-year-old man, with normal coronary arteries documented by preoperative coronary angiography before surgery, who developed 1 year after aortic valve replacement worsening effort angina. A second coronary angiography revealed a severe left main ostial stem stenosis, which was successfully treated by sirolimus-eluting stent deployment. This case demonstrates a new percutaneous approach of this poorly understood, yet potentially fatal complication following aortic valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ospedale per gli Infermi, Faenza (RA), Italy. placci@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Placci
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balducelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.forename: Aleardo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maresta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D020123:Sirolimus