title: Acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest due to coronary artery perforation after mitral valve surgery: successful treatment with a covered stent.
abstract: We present a case of a gentleman who presented with acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest 6 days after undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery. Immediate coronary angiography revealed perforation of the left circumflex artery which was successfully treated with a covered stent. This report details the successful percutaneous treatment of an exceedingly rare complication of mitral valve surgery.
authors.forename: Harshal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: Rajiv S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.forename: Atman P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents