Postoperative Myocardial Infarction Due to Coronary Embolization of Valve Tissue After Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Mar 23;29(9):102309. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102309. eCollection 2024 May 1.

Abstract

We present the case of a 61-year-old man with known Morbus Barlow disease, who presented with postoperative myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest within 1 hour after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery owing to coronary artery occlusion by native mitral valve tissue.

Keywords: coronary embolism; coronary interventions; mitral valve surgery; myocardial infarction.

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  • Case Reports