Author/Authors :
Bertin, Murielle Department of Anaesthesia - Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai Health Care City, UAE , Aboukof, Mohamed Department of Anaesthesia - Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai Health Care City, UAE , Francois Laterre, Pierre Intensive Care Department - Saint Luc University Hospital, UCL, Brussels, Belgium , Yousif, Zuhair Department of Cardiology - Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai Health Care City, UAE
Abstract :
A single coronary artery is a rare congenital abnormality which consists of one coronary artery arising from the aortic trunk by a
single coronary ostium and providing the perfusion of the entire myocardium. Its prevalence is approximately 0.024-0.066% of the
population undergoing coronary angiography. A bicuspid aortic valve is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality and is
found in 0.4-2.25% of the population. The coexistence of these two abnormalities together with severe aortic stenosis is extremely
rarer. We report a patient who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with a single coronary artery and a
bicuspid valve. The procedure was successful, and the patient was discharged home without complication. To the best of our
knowledge, this is the first report of these combined abnormalities and TAVI.
