• Title of article

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

  • Author/Authors

    Chainani, Vinod Department of Internal Medicine - Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, USA , Perez, Osman Department of Internal Medicine - Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, USA , Hanno, Ram Department of Internal Medicine - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin Campus, Odessa, USA , Hourani, Patrick Department of Internal Medicine - Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, USA , Rengifo-Moreno, Pablo University of Miami, Miami, USA , Martinez-Clark, Pedro University of Miami, Miami, USA , Alfonso, Carlos E. University of Miami, Miami, USA

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    4
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    Coronary Left , Percutaneous Coronary , Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement , Rheumatic Heart Disease , Porcelain Aorta
  • Journal title
    Case Reports in Cardiology
  • Serial Year
    2016
  • Record number

    2608374