ORIGINAL ARTICLES Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Case of Myocardial Infarction Seven Years after Bentall Procedure in a Nigerian Man

West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):452-455.

Abstract

Abstract  in English, French

Surgical procedures often carry varying risk of post-procedural complications. The Bentall procedure for managing aortic root diseases has known complications including graft infection, pseudoaneurysm of the aorta or coronary arteries, embolisation and coronary insufficiency. The last three complications can cause myocardial infarction, are evaluated with coronary angiography and have been well described in the literature. Surprisingly, none of these possible complications was found in our patient. This case report describes a young Nigerian man with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease seven years after Bentall procedure.

Keywords: Bentall procedure; Coronary Artery Disease; Ischaemic Heart Disease; Myocardial Infarction; Nigeria.

B T Osibowale ¹, O S Ogah ^1 2 3, A A Adebiyi ^1 2, V A Obasuyi ¹, K T Adeleke ⁴, O O Oresegun ⁴, A Aje ¹, A M Adeoye ^1 2