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Iatrogenic Left Circumflex Coronary Occlusion Following Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery: A Case Report Publisher



Yavari N1 ; Ghorbanpour Landy M1 ; Motevali Y2 ; Tavousi Tabatabaei E2 ; Mansourian S3 ; Mohseni Badalabadi R4 ; Javad Mehrabanian M5 ; Hossein Ahmadi Tafti S3
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  1. 1. Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. School of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Anesthesiology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Clinical Case Reports Published:2021


Abstract

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. © 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.