Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Obstruction Associated With an Apical Suture After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Mar 14;9(5):499-500. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.11.027. Epub 2016 Jan 20.

Authors

Yutaka Koyama¹, Masanori Yamamoto², Yasuhide Okawa³, Takahiko Suzuki²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan.

PMID: 26803424
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.11.027

No abstract available

Keywords: TAVR; apical suture; coronary obstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Computed Tomography Angiography
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / etiology*
Coronary Stenosis / therapy
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Humans
Severity of Illness Index
Suture Techniques / adverse effects*
Suture Techniques / instrumentation
Sutures
Treatment Outcome
Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage

Substances

Vasodilator Agents