[Aortic root abscess after percutaneous coronary intervention].
A 68-year-old man, who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention for right coronary disease 2 weeks earlier, was admitted to our hospital for investigation of a fever. Blood culture and echocardiography revealed isolated aortic valve infective endocarditis. He was treated with antibiotics for more than 1 week, but echocardiography showed an aortic root abscess with severe aortic regurgitation. Thus, we performed aortic root replacement using an artificial Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis valve. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and antibiotic treatment was continued for a further 8 weeks.
Shirasawa
Bungo
B
Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
Suzuki
R
R
Murakami
M
M
Kobayashi
T
T
Itoh
H
H
Mikamo
A
A
Hamano
K
K
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents