Calcified embolus of the left coronary ostia after aortic valve replacement.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with a left coronary calcified embolus causing acute myocardial dysfunction immediately after aortic valve replacement is described. Prompt diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiogram was made, which led to removal of the embolus and a subsequent satisfactory course.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Calcinosis
- Coronary Disease
- Embolism
- Intraoperative Complications