<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> The majority of patients with Marfan syndrome undergo Bentall procedure. Several periprocedural complications may arise; cardiac complications play the most dominant role.<bold>Case presentation:</bold> A patient with Marfan syndrome developed symptoms two years after the Bentall procedure. Coronary CT angiography revealed bilateral coronary ostial stenosis. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed, and two drug-eluting stents were implanted.<bold>Conclusions:</bold> Coronary CT angiography is a valuable tool for the examination of symptomatic patients following surgical aortic root replacement.</abstract>

Introduction: The majority of patients with Marfan syndrome undergo Bentall procedure. Several periprocedural complications may arise; cardiac complications play the most dominant role.Case presentation: A patient with Marfan syndrome developed symptoms two years after the Bentall procedure. Coronary CT angiography revealed bilateral coronary ostial stenosis. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed, and two drug-eluting stents were implanted.Conclusions: Coronary CT angiography is a valuable tool for the examination of symptomatic patients following surgical aortic root replacement.

Bilateral Coronary Ostial Stenosis after Bentall Procedure in a Patient with Marfan Syndrome

MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Introduction: The majority of patients with Marfan syndrome undergo Bentall procedure. Several periprocedural complications may arise; cardiac complications...

Bilateral Coronary Ostial Stenosis after Bentall Procedure in a Patient with Marfan Syndrome

Pubblicato online: 11 gen 2018

Pagine: 193 - 196

Ricevuto: 01 nov 2017

Accettato: 15 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2017-0027

Parole chiave
coronary CTA, percutaneous coronary intervention, Bentall procedure

© 2017 Milán Vecsey-Nagy et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bilateral Coronary Ostial Stenosis after Bentall Procedure in a Patient with Marfan Syndrome

Pubblicato online: 11 gen 2018

Pagine: 193 - 196

Ricevuto: 01 nov 2017

Accettato: 15 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2017-0027

Parole chiavecoronary CTA, percutaneous coronary intervention, Bentall procedure

© 2017 Milán Vecsey-Nagy et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
coronary CTA, percutaneous coronary intervention, Bentall procedure