title: Coronary Stent Infection Presented as Recurrent Stent Thrombosis.
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with metal stent placement has become a well-developed treatment modality for coronary stenotic lesions. Although infection involving implanted stents is rare, it can, however, occur with high morbidity and mortality. We describe herein a case of an inserted coronary stent that was infected and complicated with recurrent stent thrombosis, pseudoaneurysm formation and severe sepsis. Despite repeated intervention and bypass surgery, the patient died from severe sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.|School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Chih Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Feng Yuan Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Yung Kai
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.|School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Wen Lieng
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. wcchangvghtc@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Wei Chun
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D012008:Recurrence; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008670:Metals
keywords: Stent infection; acute myocardial infarction; graft stent; pseudoaneurysm; stent thrombosis