Infective endocarditis, thoracic aortitis, and mycotic aneurysm formation complicating balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation.
Coarctation of the aorta is a rare congenital anomaly usually accompanying bicuspid aortic valve. Adult patients with aortic coarctation can be managed either with surgery or percutaneously. Here we present a case of percutaneously treated aortic coarctation complicated with infective endocarditis of the aortic valve, thoracic aortitis, and thoracic mycotic aneurysm.
Department of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey. ahmetaykan@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections