Displacement of calcium nodules of the native valve as a possible cause of left main occlusion following transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Saia, Francesco ^a   Marrozzini, Cinzia ^a   Marzocchi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; aortic valve calcification; complications; coronary arteries; transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; VALVULOPLASTY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79955946193     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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