title: Fatal infection of coronary stent implantation.
abstract: Among systemic infections occurring after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stent implantation, septic cardiac complications are rare. We report a new case of infective aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) following stent implantation. Infective mitral endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurring a few weeks after stenting led to search for stent infection. Coronary angiography revealed a saccular aneurysm of the LAD. Despite surgical repair, a fatal outcome resulted.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care and Infectious Diseases Unit, Lille University Medical School, Tourcoing, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Decoulx
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guilley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beuscart
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beaucaire
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents