Acute coronary syndrome in an adolescent with aortic root replacement (Bentall)

Abstract

Acute coronary syndrome is a cause of cardiac-induced chest pain and rarely seen among childhood. It should be kept in mind in patients presenting with typical chest pain with a history of CHD and/or surgery, as this will lead to life-threatening complications and death. We present an adolescent with a history of Bentall operation who had acute coronary syndrome owing to coronary thrombosis as a result of inappropriate drug use.

Management of acute coronary syndromes in patients with prosthetic heart valves

“…We have recently read with great interest the article reported by Donmez et al which was published in the last issue of Cardiology in the Young 1 . We would like to contribute to the case report by drawing attention to the diagnosis and management of acute coronary syndrome due to coronary embolism in patients with prosthetic heart valves.…”