title: [Aortic root abscess after percutaneous coronary intervention].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: Bungo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shirasawa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikamo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamano
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents