[Percutaneous intervention for severe aortic stenosis and left main artery disease in a morbidly obese patient].
Obesity increases significantly the rate of postsurgical complications and mortality in patients undergoing major surgery. We present the case of a morbidly obese 65-year-old female with severe aortic stenosis and left main coronary artery disease who underwent successful aortic valvuloplasty and angioplasty, with placement of a stent in the left main coronary artery. After undergoing bariatric surgery and losing 30% of her body weight, the patient was accepted for cardiac surgery to replace the aortic valve and to bypass the left anterior descending coronary artery using the mammary artery. There were no surgical complications.
Salido
Luisa
L
Sección de Hemodinámica, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. luisasalido@hotmail.com
Mestre
José L
JL
Del Río
Alejandro
A
Vaticón
Celia
C
Barcia
Francisco
F
Pey
Jaime
J
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications