Successful percutaneous treatment of suspected embolic left main thrombosis in a patient with a mechanical aortic valve

J Invasive Cardiol. 2011 Nov;23(11):E263-6.

Abstract

Left main coronary artery thrombosis is a rare but potentially fatal phenomenon. We present the unusual case of total occlusion of the left main coronary artery suspected to be secondary to embolized thrombus from a patient's mechanical, prosthetic aortic valve resulting in an anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. The acute interventional management and review of literature of left main thrombosis is described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
  • Aortic Valve*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Thrombosis / therapy*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents
  • Thrombectomy
  • Treatment Outcome