PARAVALVULAR AORTIC RUPTURE CAUSING ANGINA FOLLOWING AORTIC-VALVE REPLACEMENT

Authors
REDDY ER ADDETIA A STONE EW
Citation
Er. Reddy et al., PARAVALVULAR AORTIC RUPTURE CAUSING ANGINA FOLLOWING AORTIC-VALVE REPLACEMENT, Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 18(5), 1995, pp. 321-322
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01741551
Volume
18
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
321 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-1551(1995)18:5<321:PARCAF>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We report the first encounter of a paravalvular rupture of the aorta 5 years after aortic valve replacement with a #25 Omniscience tilting d isc. The rupture involved the circumflex coronary artery causing angin a.