| Title | Acute myocardial infarction during percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty. |
| Author(s) | Deligonul U, Kern MJ, Bell ST, Gabliani G, Labovitz A, Vandormael M |
| Institution | Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, St. Louis University Medical Center, MO 63104. |
| Source | Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1988; 15(3):164-8. |
| MeSH | Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Balloon Dilatation
Cineangiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Myocardial Infarction
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| Abstract | Balloon valvuloplasty has been shown to be a relatively safe and effective intervention in palliating the symptoms of severe calcific aortic stenosis in the elderly [1-7]. Although the mechanism of balloon valvuloplasty is plastic deformation and fracture of the calcified valve tissue [2], complications such as embolic events or acute myocardial infarction due to aortic balloon valvuloplasty are very rare. Previously published reports mentioned only one case of cerebral embolism [5] and two patients with late fatal myocardial infarction [4]. In this report we present an elderly patient with calcific aortic stenosis who developed an acute lateral myocardial infarction during percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 3197106 |
