Percutaneous coronary intervention is a useful bridge treatment for acute myocardial infarction due to acute type A aortic dissection

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2015 Jan;30(1):61-7. doi: 10.1007/s12928-014-0250-z. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

Abstract

We report a 71-year-old woman with inferior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to type A acute aortic dissection. Emergency enhanced computed tomography (CT) did not show obvious aortic dissection. During emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasonography revealed type A aortic dissection. Hemodynamic stability was restored after PCI. 1 month later, CT revealed a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, which was treated surgically. This case suggests that PCI could be a good initial treatment option for unstable patients with AMI due to type A aortic dissection. This is the first reported case of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm subsequent to aortic dissection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection / complications*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional