title: An incidental finding during cardiac catheterization.
abstract: Coronary artery obstruction during cardiac catheterization is rare. It is a serious complication and has been reported to occur in 0.15 to 0.5% of cases. Thromboembolism, air embolism and coronary dissection have been described as the most common causes of intraprocedural coronary occlusion. Aortic valve masses can also cause coronary obstruction. We report the case of a young woman with a complication and an incidental finding during angiographic procedure. A surgical treatment was needed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Department of Cardiology, Oviedo, Spain. mmartinf7@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Iñigo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morís
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rondán
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Avanzas
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simarro
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Díaz-Molina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings