Cor Vasa 2010, 52(10):618-621 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2010.158

Mitral valve ring as a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome

Petr Juránek*, Igor Nykl
Oddělení kardiologie, Kardiocentrum, Nemocnice Podlesí, a. s., Třinec, Česká republika

Rare complications of mitral valve surgery include damage to the coronary arteries. Left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) is in close proximity to the mitral annulus. Iatrogenic injury to this artery then gives rise to non-atherosclerotic coronary heart disease with different clinical manifestations. In our case report we present injury to the LCx manifesting by acute coronary syndrome in a patient with initially negative coronary angiography.

Keywords: Mitral valve surgery; Myocardial ischaemia; Acute coronary syndrome

Published: October 1, 2010  Show citation

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Juránek P, Nykl I. Mitral valve ring as a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome. Cor Vasa. 2010;52(10):618-621. doi: 10.33678/cor.2010.158.
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