title: Two Cases of Right Atrial Mural Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus.
abstract: Mural endocarditis is a rare clinical entity with an extremely high mortality rate. It is usually predisposed by an underlying structural intracardiac abnormality. We present two cases of mural endocarditis occurring in the right atrium which were complicated by septic pulmonary embolism, one of which was predisposed by a jet lesion secondary to a coronary artery fistula. Both cases were successfully managed conservatively with excellent long-term outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Hospital Clinical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Electronic address: richardlu.yy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yuyang Richard
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
keywords: Coronary artery fistula; Mural endocarditis