Iatrogenic left circumflex coronary occlusion following mitral valve replacement surgery: A case report.

Authors :: Yavari, Negin
Ghorbanpour Landy, Mina
Motevali, Yasaman
Tavousi Tabatabaei, Elham
Mansourian, Soheil
Mohseni Badalabadi, Reza
Javad Mehrabanian, Mohammad
Hossein Ahmadi Tafti, Seyed
Source :: Clinical Case Reports. Mar2021, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p1534-1538. 5p.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Injury to epicardial coronary arteries following mitral valve replacement surgery, albeit rare, could have fatal complications. In this case, we suggest conservative medical treatment as a safe approach in patients who are not suitable to undergo revascularization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *MITRAL valve surgery
*CORONARY arteries
*IATROGENIC diseases
*THERAPEUTICS
*MITRAL valve
*MITRAL valve prolapse
*CEREBRAL revascularization
*PERCUTANEOUS balloon valvuloplasty
*CORONARY occlusion

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