Septic endarteritis following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
We report a case of bacterial arteritis of the external iliac artery complicated by mycotic aneurysm following coronary angioplasty. To our knowledge, this is the first reported instance of arterial wall infection caused by coronary angioplasty at a distance from the insertion site equal to the length of the sheath.
Kardaras
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Cardiology Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Kardara
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Rontogiani
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Mpourazanis
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Flessas
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LP
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004692:Endarteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents