Open AccessIatrogenic left circumflex coronary occlusion following mitral valve replacement surgery: A case report
Author(s) -
Yavari Negin,
Ghorbanpour Landy Mina,
Motevali Yasaman,
Tavousi Tabatabaei Elham,
Mansourian Soheil,
Mohseni Badalabadi Reza,
Javad Mehrabanian Mohammad,
Hossein Ahmadi Tafti Seyed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3824
Subject(s) - medicine , circumflex , mitral valve replacement , surgery , coronary arteries , cardiology , mitral valve , revascularization , occlusion , mitral valve annuloplasty , coronary occlusion , mitral valve repair , myocardial infarction , artery
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.