Left main coronary artery stenosis after aortic valve replacement. 2005

Stavros Hadjimiltiades, and Nikolaos Harokopos, and Christoforos Papadopoulos, and Ioannis Gourassas, and Panagiotis Spanos, and Georgios Louridas
lst Cardiology Department, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. stavros@mail.otenet.gr

We describe two cases with iatrogenic left main coronary artery stenosis where a symptomatology of unstable angina appeared within three months of aortic valve replacement surgery. One patient was treated with aortocoronary bypass and the other with angioplasty and stenting.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001021 Aortic Valve The valve between the left ventricle and the ascending aorta which prevents backflow into the left ventricle. Aortic Valves,Valve, Aortic,Valves, Aortic
D001026 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion. Aortocoronary Bypass,Bypass, Coronary Artery,Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting,Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,Aortocoronary Bypasses,Artery Bypass, Coronary,Artery Bypasses, Coronary,Bypass, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypasses
D015607 Stents Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting. Stent
D015906 Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Dilation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply. Angioplasty, Coronary Balloon,Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary,Coronary Angioplasty, Transluminal Balloon,Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty,Balloon Dilation, Coronary Artery,Transluminal Coronary Balloon Dilation,Angioplasties, Coronary Balloon,Balloon Angioplasties, Coronary,Balloon Angioplasty, Coronary,Coronary Balloon Angioplasties,Coronary Balloon Angioplasty
D019918 Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Surgical insertion of synthetic material to repair injured or diseased heart valves. Implantation, Heart Valve Prosthesis
D023921 Coronary Stenosis Narrowing or constriction of a coronary artery. Coronary Artery Stenosis,Coronary Stenoses,Artery Stenoses, Coronary,Artery Stenosis, Coronary,Coronary Artery Stenoses,Stenoses, Coronary,Stenoses, Coronary Artery,Stenosis, Coronary,Stenosis, Coronary Artery

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