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Case Reports
Embolic occlusion of the left main coronary artery following an isolated aortic valve replacement.
- Sergey Leontyev, Michael A Borger, Roberto Battellini, Joerg Seeburger, Sven Lehmann, Jean-Francois Légaré, and Friedrich W Mohr.
- Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. serg_leontyev@web.de
- J Card Surg. 2011 Mar 1;26(2):168-70.
AbstractCoronary occlusion after aortic valve replacement due to embolization is a rare complication. We report the case of a patient who developed acute heart failure due to occlusion of the left main coronary artery following an aortic valve replacement. Successful treatment was achieved with emergent coronary bypass surgery.© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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