title: Mycotic Pseudoaneurysms of the Coronary Arteries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mycotic coronary artery aneurysms are rare and are often fatal without early recognition and prompt surgical management.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) after disseminated methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia. A review of the literature in regards to the surgical management of coronary artery mycotic pseudoaneurysms was conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 26 reported cases of surgical management of coronary artery mycotic pseudoaneurysms. Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and excision was the most common management (73.1% of cases reviewed).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case highlights the difficultly in diagnosing mycotic coronary artery pseudoaneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldblatt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Australia Mycotic Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysms, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nanayakkara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGiffin
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome