Aortic valve laceration following coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Valve complications following coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions are rare. We report a case of an aortic valve laceration following cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention, which required surgical valve replacement.
Department of Cardiology, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia. jamesroy@nhs.net.
James
J
Roy
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Con
C
Manganas
Department of Cardiology, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
George
G
Youssef
Department of Cardiology, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
David
D
Rees
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation