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Percutaneous coronary intervention for extrinsic coronary compression after pulmonary valve replacement
Author(s) -
Divekar Abhay A.,
Lee John J.Y.,
Tymchak Wayne J.,
Rutledge Jennifer M.
Publication year - 2006
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/ccd.20620
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , complication , percutaneous , pulmonary artery , compression (physics) , artery , materials science , composite material
Coronary artery compression is a rare and potentially fatal complication after pulmonary valve replacement. This report describes myocardial infarction from extrinsic left main coronary artery compression after pulmonary valve replacement in a 10‐y‐old boy. He was successfully treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.