title: Mycotic aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysms of the coronary artery are extremely uncommon and can be very difficult to diagnose. We report a unique case of a mycotic aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery with a history of two-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery 9 months previously. The aneurysmectomy was successful.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. yamamoto@tokyo-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Teruaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushijima
authors.forename: Shohjiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Munehisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takago
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*