TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous coronary intervention following Fontan procedure
AU - Subahi, Ahmed
AU - Forbes, Thomas
AU - Ali, Omar E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - Fontan procedure is known to increase the risk of thromboembolic events. However, coronary artery thrombotic occlusion is rarely reported in patients with Fontan procedure. We present a case of a 10-year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome palliated with a Fontan procedure who presented with myocardial infarction secondary to thrombotic occlusion of the left circumflex coronary artery. He underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention with thrombus aspiration, balloon angioplasty, and stent placement, highlighting the necessity of collaboration between congenital and adult cardiologists to treat acute coronary syndrome among this challenging young population.
AB - Fontan procedure is known to increase the risk of thromboembolic events. However, coronary artery thrombotic occlusion is rarely reported in patients with Fontan procedure. We present a case of a 10-year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome palliated with a Fontan procedure who presented with myocardial infarction secondary to thrombotic occlusion of the left circumflex coronary artery. He underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention with thrombus aspiration, balloon angioplasty, and stent placement, highlighting the necessity of collaboration between congenital and adult cardiologists to treat acute coronary syndrome among this challenging young population.
KW - Acute myocardial infarction
KW - Adult congenital heart disease
KW - Pediatric intervention
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100511
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100511
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:85082835772
VL - 28
JO - IJC Heart and Vasculature
JF - IJC Heart and Vasculature
SN - 2352-9067
M1 - 100511
ER -