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Infective endocarditis complicated by mycotic aneurysm of a coronary artery with a perforated mitral valvular aneurysm
Citation
Negishi, K and Ono, Y and Kurosawa, K and Takamatsu, H and Nakano, A and Hasegawa, A and Watanabe, H and Takanashi, S and Kurabayashi, M, Infective endocarditis complicated by mycotic aneurysm of a coronary artery with a perforated mitral valvular aneurysm, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 22, (5) pp. 542.e1-4. ISSN 0894-7317 (2009) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.echo.2009.01.020
Abstract
Mycotic aneurysms are well-documented complications of infective endocarditis and occur frequently in the intracranial arteries. However, mycotic aneurysms of the coronary arteries are very rare, and there are few reports of the management of these lesions. The authors report the case of a 72-year-old woman with coagulase-negative staphylococcal endocarditis involving a perforated aortic valve, a perforated mitral valve aneurysm, and a large mycotic coronary artery aneurysm. After antimicrobial therapy, the patient underwent open-heart surgery with mitral and aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass, and resection of the mycotic coronary aneurysm. The authors present detailed serial echocardiograms of the mycotic coronary artery aneurysm, which was subsequently confirmed intraoperatively and pathologically.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Cardiovascular medicine and haematology |
| Research Field: | Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Negishi, K (Dr Kazuaki Negishi) |
| ID Code: | 90035 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 6 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2014-03-25 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-03-25 |
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