Coronary Artery Embolism Caused by BioGlue Surgical Adhesive After Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair

Tadayoshi Miyagi; Tohru Ishimine; Jun Nakazato; Naoki Taniguchi; Nobuhito Yagi; Takanori Takahashi; Toshiho Tengan; Minoru Wake

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.012

Coronary Artery Embolism Caused by BioGlue Surgical Adhesive After Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair

JACC Case Rep. 2021 Jan 20;3(1):53-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.012. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Tadayoshi Miyagi¹, Tohru Ishimine², Jun Nakazato¹, Naoki Taniguchi², Nobuhito Yagi¹, Takanori Takahashi¹, Toshiho Tengan², Minoru Wake¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Japan.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Japan.

Abstract

Coronary artery embolism due to BioGlue surgical adhesive after repair of type A acute aortic dissection is a rare condition. We report a case of BioGlue coronary artery embolism after type A acute aortic dissection repair confirmed using intravascular ultrasound imaging and pathological examination. It was successfully treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: AR, aortic valve regurgitation; BioGlue; CAG, coronary angiography; CE, coronary artery embolism; IVUS, intravascular ultrasound; LAD, left anterior descending artery; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PDA, posterior descending artery; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; TAAAD, type A acute aortic dissection; coronary artery; embolism; intravascular ultrasound; pathological examination; retrograde embolism.

Publication types

Case Reports