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Fatal left main coronary artery embolism from aortic valve endocarditis following cardiac catheterization
Author(s) -
Shamsham Fadi,
Safi Arshad M.,
Pomerenko Igor,
Salciccioli Louis,
Feit Alan,
Clark Luther T.,
Alam Mahmood
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200005)50:1<74::aid-ccd16>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , embolism , endocarditis , myocardial infarction , aortic valve , sudden death , sudden cardiac death , cardiac catheterization , autopsy , artery , embolization , left coronary artery , radiology
Coronary artery embolization has been associated with sudden cardiac death. It is more commonly seen with aortic valve endocarditis. It manifests as acute myocardial ischemia or infarction, causing instability of the cardiac rhythm, which may be fatal. We report a patient with aortic valve endocarditis who had sudden cardiac death following coronary angiography. Autopsy revealed embolic occlusion of the left main coronary artery. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 50:74–77, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.