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Left main coronary artery stenosis after aortic valve replacement: genetic disposition for accelerated arteriosclerosis after injury of the intact human coronary artery?
Coronary artery disease - 1 Jul 1993
Winkelmann B R, Ihnken K, Beyersdorf F, Eckel L, Skupin M, März W, Herrmann G, Spies H, Schräder R, Sievert H
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BACKGROUND: Left main coronary artery stenosis is a rare but life-threatening complication after aortic valve replacement because of coronary perfusion-related trauma to the vessel wall with cannulation of the coronary ostia. We investigated whether this complication still occurs in the 1990s despite the use of more advanced catheter materials and modern surgical preservation techniques. METHODS: Four years after...
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