Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Male with Rheumatic Heart Disease and Porcelain Aorta

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 characteri...

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Published inCase Reports in Cardiology Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Alfonso, Carlos E., Rengifo-Moreno, Pablo, Hourani, Patrick, Hanno, Ram, Perez, Osman, Chainani, Vinod, Martinez-Clark, Pedro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2016
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Atherosclerosis
Calcification
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiovascular disease
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Coronary vessels
Electrocardiography
Heart
Inflammation
Internal medicine
Intubation
Medical imaging
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic heart disease
Transluminal angioplasty
Velocity
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Summary: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.
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Academic Editor: Nurten Sayar
ISSN:2090-6404
2090-6412
DOI:10.1155/2016/3671923