Postoperative Myocardial Infarction Due to Coronary Embolization of Valve Tissue After Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement

Hasan Hadzalic*, Selma Hasific, Luca Oechslin, Umberto Maccio, Thierry Aymard, Jürg Grünenfelder, Ioannis Kapos, Christophe Wyss

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Abstract

We present the case of a 61-year-old man with known Morbus Barlow disease, who presented with postoperative myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest within 1 hour after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery owing to coronary artery occlusion by native mitral valve tissue.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102309
JournalJACC: Case Reports
Volume29
Issue number9
ISSN2666-0849
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1. May 2024

Keywords

  • coronary embolism
  • coronary interventions
  • mitral valve surgery
  • myocardial infarction

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