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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 56, 170-173, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Coronary artery spasm after aortic valve replacement

K Tsuchida, T Takemura, M Kijima and S Matsumoto
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hoshi General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan.

We report a patient who received aortic valve replacement and experienced early postoperative coronary artery spasm, which led to inferolateral myocardial infarction. The spasm was unresponsive to conventional medication. However, after systemic circulatory and respiratory control, a good prognosis was obtained.

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