Iatrogenic left circumflex coronary occlusion following mitral valve replacement surgery: A case report.

Negin YavariMina Ghorbanpour LandyYasaman MotevaliElham Tavousi TabatabaeiSoheil MansourianReza Mohseni BadalabadiMohammad Javad MehrabanianSeyed-Hossein Ahmadi-Tafti

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Injury to epicardial coronary arteries following mitral valve replacement surgery, albeit rare, could have fatal complications. In this case, we suggest conservative medical treatment as a safe approach in patients who are not suitable to undergo revascularization.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
coronary artery
left atrial
left ventricular
percutaneous coronary intervention
surgical site infection
healthcare
risk factors
replacement therapy
acute coronary syndrome
blood flow
atrial fibrillation