Use of coronary computed tomography angiography to detect coronary ostial stenosis after Bentall procedure

Received 17 December 2008; accepted 14 May 2009. published online 22 May 2009.

Abstract

Coronary ostial stenosis is a rare complication of the Bentall procedure for aortic root and aortic valve replacement. We report a case of coronary ostial stenosis after a Bentall procedure that was detected by coronary computed tomography angiography and subsequent percutaneous coronary interventions.

Keywords: Bentall procedure, Cardiac computed tomography angiography, Coronary ostial stenosis, Percutaneous coronary intervention

a Division of Cardiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA

b Department of Imaging, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA

c Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA

d Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA

Corresponding author.

Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(09)00160-9

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2009.05.007

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