Mycotic aneurysm of the right coronary artery.
Mycotic embolism in patients with infective endocarditis is not uncommon, however, mycotic aneurysm of a coronary artery is very rare. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with mitral valve endocarditis complicated by mycotic aneurysm of the right coronary artery. Mitral valve replacement and resection of the mycotic aneurysm with coronary artery bypass were performed.
Omoto
Tadashi
T
Showa University Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hatanodai 1-5-8, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Saito
Kiyoshi
K
Kashima
Toshitaka
T
Kume
Masato
M
Hosaka
Shigeru
S
Kimura
Sosuke
S
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery