Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, Suite 10510 Medical Park, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

Biography

Christopher C Allen is currently working at the Department of Cardiology, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia, USA. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aorta presenting as a Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  Author(s): Christopher C Allen1*, Edgar Aranda Michel, Sushant Sharma, Bryan Donohue, Arman Kilic, Valentino Bianco and Ibrahim Sultan
  
  A 42 yr female presented with atypical chest pain and was found to have a filling defect in the Sinus of Valsalva on CT angiography. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed that the defect was a mobile peculated mass with features suggestive of a fibroelastoma. She ruled in for a NSTEMI with abnormal cardiac enzymes and due to progressive chest pain coronary angiography was performed which revealed a thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary artery which was managed by percutaneous intervention. Post procedure she was managed non-operatively with aggressive systemic anticoagulation and a P2Y12 inhibitor. Interval imaging in six weeks documented a residual stump but there were no further complications. .. View More»
  

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