title: Right Coronary Artery Septic Embolization Secondary to Aerococcus urinae Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis.
abstract: Septic embolization to the coronary arteries from infective endocarditis is a rare occurrence. Appropriate treatment is not yet fully determined. We report a case of mitral valve endocarditis due to Aerococcus urinae presenting as acute inferior myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Kunal D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Kotkar
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: said.sameh@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Sameh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Said
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Michelena
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wanta
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Fritock
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Larry M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
mesh_terms: D056570:Aerococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome