Acute myocardial infarction and residual impairment of coronary perfusion: unusual complications of mitral endocarditis in a paediatric patient.
In children, acute myocardial infarction is a rare complication of infective endocarditis. Since it is usually fatal, few data on the patients who have survived are available. We report the case of a child with acute myocardial infarction and residual impairment of the coronary reserve, complicating a mitral endocarditis.
De Caro
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Divisione di Cardiologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova.
Ribaldone
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D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors