Key result
An elderly patient with calcific aortic stenosis developed an acute lateral myocardial infarction during percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights a rare complication of acute lateral myocardial infarction occurring during percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
Alerts clinicians to rare periprocedural lateral MI during balloon aortic valvuloplasty; single case leaves open incidence and prevention strategies.
Balloon valvuloplasty has been shown to be a relatively safe and effective intervention in palliating the symptoms of severe calcific aortic stenosis in the elderly [1-7]. Although the mechanism of balloon valvuloplasty is plastic deformation and fracture of the calcified valve tissue [2], complications such as embolic events or acute myocardial infarction due to aortic balloon valvuloplasty are very rare. Previously published reports mentioned only one case of cerebral embolism [5] and two patients with late fatal myocardial infarction [4]. In this report we present an elderly patient with calcific aortic stenosis who developed an acute lateral myocardial infarction during percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
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Deligönül et al. (1988) conducted a case report in Calcific aortic stenosis (n=1). Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty was evaluated on Acute lateral myocardial infarction. An elderly patient with calcific aortic stenosis developed an acute lateral myocardial infarction during percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
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