title: Percutaneous management of coronary embolism with prosthetic heart valve thrombosis after Bentall's procedure.
abstract: We describe a young male who had undergone a Bentall's procedure seven years ago presenting with acute severe chest pain. He was diagnosed to have coronary embolism from prosthetic heart valve thrombosis. Multiple treatment strategies for the patient were available and we briefly discuss the merits of each of them. We also describe the encountered difficulties in the percutaneous revascularization procedure.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiology, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagram, Chennai, India. Electronic address: drsnboopathy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nagendra Boopathy
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Senguttuvan
authors.affiliation: Additional Professor, Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 29, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 29, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 29, India.
authors.forename: Sundeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary embolism; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Prosthetic valve thrombosis