Right ventricular infarction caused by tricuspid ring annuloplasty

Yujiro Miura; Ryosuke Takeuchi; Yasuhiko Terai; Masanao Nakai; Fumio Yamazaki; Tomoya Onodera; Mitsuomi Shimamoto

doi:10.1007/s11748-016-0687-3

Right ventricular infarction caused by tricuspid ring annuloplasty

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Aug;65(8):463-465. doi: 10.1007/s11748-016-0687-3. Epub 2016 Jul 14.

Authors

Yujiro Miura¹, Ryosuke Takeuchi², Yasuhiko Terai³, Masanao Nakai³, Fumio Yamazaki³, Tomoya Onodera², Mitsuomi Shimamoto³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Shizuoka City Hospital, 10-93, Ohte-machi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-8630, Japan. yumiura-ths@umin.net.
² Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Shizuoka City Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Shizuoka City Hospital, 10-93, Ohte-machi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-8630, Japan.

PMID: 27417164
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-016-0687-3

Abstract

Injury to the right coronary artery (RCA) is a rare complication of tricuspid annuloplasty. We report a patient who developed right ventricular (RV) infarction, because of tricuspid annuloplasty, and review management options.

Keywords: Right coronary injury; Right ventricular infarction; Tricuspid valve repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / adverse effects*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / injuries*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Myocardial Infarction / surgery
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods
Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*