Acute coronary artery dissection after aortic valve replacement

Machado, F.de.Paula.; Sampaio, R.Orismar.; Mazzucato, F.Lopez.; Tarasoutchi, Fávio.; Spina, G.Sobreira.; Grinberg, M.

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 94(2): E23

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 0066-782X
PMID: 20428604
Document Number: 641656
Late aortic dissection can occur after aortic valve replacement surgery, but rarely in the first postoperative month. Coronary artery dissection is rare and usually occurs after coronary angiography. We report a rare case of coronary artery dissection followed by myocardial infarction in the immediate postoperative period of a successful aortic valve replacement with a good postoperative evolution.

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