Infective coronary aneurysms: a complication of percutaneous coronary intervention.
We present the case of a patient who developed infective coronary artery aneurysms after percutaneous coronary artery intervention. We describe the patient's clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment, and we review the pertinent medical literature.
Salinas
Guillermo
G
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0553, USA.
Kumar
Darren
D
Lick
Scott
S
Vijayakumar
Vani
V
Rahman
Mohammed
M
Uretsky
Barry F
BF
D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus