title: Mycotic coronary aneurysm: report of two cases.
abstract: The number of percutaneous interventions with stent implantation has increased dramatically in recent years, although the frequent use of this device in reports of infections is extremely rare. In this article we report two cases of mycotic aneurysm after implantation of stents with different clinical presentations and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Cardiovascular Santa Maria, Medellin, Colombia. homefra78@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Franco Javier Vallejo
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eusse
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tenorio
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uribe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014463:Ultrasonography