title: Mycotic aneurysm of left anterior descending artery after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of mycotic aneurysms due to Staphylococcus aureus infection in the left anterior descending coronary artery in a 56-year-old male after implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent. This is an unreported complication of a drug-eluting stent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Military Hospital (CTC), Maharashtra, India. harminder62@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Harminder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Charanjit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dugal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luthra
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D020123:Sirolimus