A case of surgical repair for the aortic insufficiency due to the tears of the aortic cusps during PTCA

Yamanaka, J.; Takeuchi, Y.; Gomi, A.; Torii, S.; Koyanagi, T.; Namiki, S.

Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai 43(2): 251-254

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0369-4739
PMID: 7714394
Document Number: 451923
We report a rare case of aortic insufficiency due to the tears of the aortic cusps during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). A 62-year-old man successfully underwent simultaneous aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting. The post operative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged in a stable condition. This report emphasizes the need to consider the possibility of acquired aortic insufficiency due to the complication of PTCA.

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