title: Management of a protruding right coronary artery stent during aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.
abstract: We describe the successful management of a stent protruding from the right coronary ostium into the aortic root in the setting of aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. Due to advances in medical care more elderly patients present for aortic valve surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention. Therefore, with an aging population due to advances in medical care, more patients will present for aortic valve surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention. We suggest a degree of caution before valve deployment in transcatheter aortic valve intervention or during annular manipulation in patients undergoing traditional aortic valve replacement with coexisting patent proximal stents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom. justnnamdi@aol.com
authors.forename: Nnamdi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nwaejike
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rozario
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sogliani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*