Coronary artery spasm following aortic valve replacement
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Coronary artery spasm following aortic valve replacement.
The authors present a clinical case of coronary artery spasm in a 62-year-old woman undergoing elective aortic valve replacement surgery for aortic regurgitation. On admission at ICU, the patient developed marked hemodynamic and electrical instability. Emergent coronary angiography demonstrated a pronounced spasm of the distal portion of the right coronary artery, apparently related to compress...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.145474