title: Unexpected porcelain aorta after sternotomy for aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery: aortic balloon valvuloplasty as a bail-out procedure.
abstract: We describe the case of a man requiring aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting in whom a porcelain aorta was detected at surgery. Two coronary artery bypass grafts were done on a heart beating under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Weaning from CPB was impossible owing to the untouched aortic stenosis. A balloon aortic valvuloplasty was performed and CPB successfully weaned. Transapical aortic valve implantation was successfully performed 3 weeks later.
authors: Quebéc Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
authors: Sandro
authors: S
authors: Sponga
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Dumont
authors: Josep
authors: J
authors: Rodés-Cabau
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Dagenais
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002404:Catheterization; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D056346:Sternotomy