[Percutaneous intervention for severe aortic stenosis and left main artery disease in a morbidly obese patient].
Journal: 2006/June - Revista Espanola de Cardiologia
ISSN: 0300-8932
PUBMED: 16371210
Abstract:
Obesity increases significantly the rate of postsurgical complications and mortality in patients undergoing major surgery. We present the case of a morbidly obese 65-year-old female with severe aortic stenosis and left main coronary artery disease who underwent successful aortic valvuloplasty and angioplasty, with placement of a stent in the left main coronary artery. After undergoing bariatric surgery and losing 30% of her body weight, the patient was accepted for cardiac surgery to replace the aortic valve and to bypass the left anterior descending coronary artery using the mammary artery. There were no surgical complications.
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