Abstract
Coronary artery obstruction during cardiac catheterization is a rare but serious complication that has been reported to occur in 0.15 to 0.5% of cases [1,2]. The most common causes of intraprocedural coronary occlusion include thromboembolism, air embolism, and coronary dissection. This report describes the angiographic findings of a patient who developed chest pain with electrocardiographic evidence of myocardial ischemia due to obstruction of the right coronary artery by an aortic valve tumor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 48-50 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1990 |
Keywords
- aortic valve tumor
- cardiac catheterization
- myocardial ischemia