Coronary embolism due to possible thrombosis of prosthetic aortic valve - the role of optical coherence tomography: case report.
Raminta KavaliauskaiteTatsuhiko OtsukaYasushi UekiLorenz RäberPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
This case illustrates the utility of OCT to rule out the atherosclerotic aetiology of myocardial infarction and to avoid unnecessary stenting.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- optical coherence tomography
- case report
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- diabetic retinopathy
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary embolism
- coronary artery
- optic nerve
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- antiplatelet therapy
- ejection fraction
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation