TY - JOUR
T1 - Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Male with Rheumatic Heart Disease and Porcelain Aorta
AU - Chainani, Vinod
AU - Perez, Osman
AU - Hanno, Ram
AU - Hourani, Patrick
AU - Rengifo-Moreno, Pablo
AU - Martinez-Clark, Pedro
AU - Alfonso, Carlos E
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - We highlight the presence of a calcified mass in the left main coronary artery without significant atherosclerosis seen in the other coronary arteries or in the peripheral large arteries. In our view, the calcified character of the obstruction and the calcification of the aortic valve are characteristic of a variant type of coronary artery disease (CAD) not associated with the same risk factors as diffuse coronary atherosclerosis, but, in this case, with rheumatic heart disease. This case report also emphasizes the interventional approach for patients with aortic valve stenosis secondary to rheumatic heart disease.
AB - We highlight the presence of a calcified mass in the left main coronary artery without significant atherosclerosis seen in the other coronary arteries or in the peripheral large arteries. In our view, the calcified character of the obstruction and the calcification of the aortic valve are characteristic of a variant type of coronary artery disease (CAD) not associated with the same risk factors as diffuse coronary atherosclerosis, but, in this case, with rheumatic heart disease. This case report also emphasizes the interventional approach for patients with aortic valve stenosis secondary to rheumatic heart disease.
U2 - 10.1155/2016/3671923
DO - 10.1155/2016/3671923
M3 - Article
C2 - 27418982
SN - 2090-6404
VL - 2016
SP - 3671923
JO - Case reports in cardiology
JF - Case reports in cardiology
ER -