title: Right Coronary Artery and Left Anterior Descending Artery Occlusion after Aortic Valve Replacement.
abstract: Coronary artery stenosis is a potentially life-threatening complication after heart valve surgery. The details are presented of a patient with unobstructed coronary arteries, who underwent routine aortic valve replacement and developed dissection of the right coronary artery (RCA) on the third postoperative day, and occlusion of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery one month after surgery. This complication required prompt clinical recognition and diagnosis by repeat coronary angiography, and a rapid intervention with coronary artery bypass grafting or with angioplasty and stenting.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, UK. Electronic correspondence: sophocmit@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Sofoklis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitsos
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, UK.
authors.forename: Saina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Attaran
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: De Souza
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors