Aortic Valve Cusps Decalcification Complicated by an Embolic Myocardial Infarction Treated by Transradial Intracoronary Embolectomy

Massimo Medda; Francesco Casilli; El Mehdi Ghommidh; Marta Bande; Luigi Inglese

doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2015.02.017

Aortic Valve Cusps Decalcification Complicated by an Embolic Myocardial Infarction Treated by Transradial Intracoronary Embolectomy

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jun;8(7):e121-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.02.017. Epub 2015 May 20.

Authors

Massimo Medda¹, Francesco Casilli², El Mehdi Ghommidh², Marta Bande², Luigi Inglese²

Affiliations

¹ Emodinamica e Radiologia Interventistica, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Milano), Italy. Electronic address: massimomedda2002@yahoo.it.
² Emodinamica e Radiologia Interventistica, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Milano), Italy.

PMID: 26003027
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.02.017

No abstract available

Keywords: acute myocardial infarction; aortic valve decalcification intervention; coronary embolism; embolic-protection device filter; percutaneous coronary intervention; transradial embolectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve / pathology*
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Biopsy
Calcinosis / diagnosis
Calcinosis / surgery*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Occlusion / diagnosis
Coronary Occlusion / etiology
Coronary Occlusion / surgery*
Embolectomy* / instrumentation
Embolic Protection Devices
Embolism / diagnosis
Embolism / etiology
Embolism / surgery*
Female
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional

Supplementary concepts

Aortic Valve, Calcification of