Migration of calcium and atheromatous plaque in computed tomography: an important mechanism of coronary artery occlusion after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Apr 1;63(12):e23. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.1664. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

Authors

Sung-Jin Hong¹, Myeong-Ki Hong², Young-Guk Ko¹, Geu-Ru Hong¹, Jae-Kwang Shim³, Young-Lan Kwak³, Sak Lee⁴, Byung-Chul Chang⁴, Yangsoo Jang²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
² Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
³ Division of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
⁴ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

PMID: 24509285
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.1664

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve / surgery
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Occlusion / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Occlusion / therapy
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnostic imaging*
Stents
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Interventional